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| 1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying , | 1 In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the LORD came to me: |
| 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. | 2 "Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. |
| 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on , and also pour water into it: | 3 Tell this rebellious house a parable and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it. |
| 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. | 4 Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces--the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones; |
| 5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. | 5 take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it. |
| 6 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. | 6 " 'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Empty it piece by piece without casting lots for them. |
| 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; | 7 " 'For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it. |
| 8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered . | 8 To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered. |
| 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great . | 9 " 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the wood high. |
| 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned . | 10 So heap on the wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well, mixing in the spices; and let the bones be charred. |
| 11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot , and may burn , and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed . | 11 Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows so its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away. |
| 12 She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. | 12 It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy deposit has not been removed, not even by fire. |
| 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged , thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. | 13 " 'Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided. |
| 14 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass , and I will do it; I will not go back , neither will I spare , neither will I repent ; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD. | 14 " 'I the LORD have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign LORD.' " |
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