Ezekiel 24:6

⁴ Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.

⁵ Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.

⁷ For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

⁸ In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
KJV: Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
WEB: “‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Woe to the bloody city, to the cauldron whose rust is in it, and whose rust hasn’t gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece without casting lots for it.
ASV: Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it.
DARBY: Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! Bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it:
BLB: Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Woe to the city of blood, the pot that has rust in it, and its corrosion has not gone out from it! Piece after piece bring out from it; a lot has not fallen on it.

ÅB: Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Ve blodstaden, den rustne gryte, som rusten ikke er gått av! Ta stykke for stykke ut av den! Det blir ikke kastet lodd derom.
OTB: 'For slik sier den suverene Herren:
"Ve byen med blodutgytelse,
til gryten nå inkrustert,
hvis skitt ikke vil forsvinne!
Fjern kjøttet stykke for stykke,
uten å velge det ut.
B1930: Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Ve blodstaden, den rustne gryte, som rusten ikke er gått av! Ta stykke for stykke ut av den! Det blir ikke kastet lodd derom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 22:2
“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
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Nahum 3:1
Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey.
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Ezekiel 22:27
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
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Micah 7:2
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
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Obadiah 1:11
On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
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2 Kings 24:4
and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
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Nahum 3:10
Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.
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2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
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