Ezekiel 24:4

Ezekiel 24:4

2 “Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day—the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem ^athis very day.

3 ^aAnd utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
^b“Put on a pot, set it on,
And also pour water into it.

4 Gather pieces of meat in it,
Every good piece,
The thigh and the shoulder.
Fill it with choice¹ cuts;

5 Take the choice of the flock.
Also pile fuel bones under it,
Make it boil well,
And let the cuts simmer in it.”

6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Woe to ^athe bloody city,
To the pot whose scum is in it,
And whose scum is not gone from it!
Bring it out piece by piece,
On which no ^blot has fallen.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Every good piece - All the chief of the inhabitants of the land, the wealthiest, who will fly from their country - houses to live in safety in Jerusalem: the most war - like, who will betake themselves to Jerusalem for its defence. Fill it - With those pieces that are biggest, fullest of marrow, and which are divided according to the bones; these are the principal members of the state, the king, princes, priests, magistrates, and the most wealthy citizens.

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