1 Again , in the ninth הַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ ha.te.shi.'It H8671 year בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה ba.sha.Nah H8141 , in the tenth הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י ha.'a.si.Ri H6224 month בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ ba.Cho.desh H2320 , in the tenth H6224 day of the month לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ la.Cho.desh H2320 , the word דְבַר־ de.var- H1697 of Jehovah came unto me , saying לֵאמֹֽר׃ le.Mor H559 , 2 Son בֶּן־ ben- H1121 of man H120 , write כְּתָב ke.tov- H3789 thee the name שֵׁ֣ם shem H8034 of the day הַיּ֔וֹם hai.Yom H3117 , even of this selfsame day הַיּ֣וֹם hai.Yom H3117 : the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- H4428 of Babylon בָּבֶל֙ ba.Vel H894 drew close unto Jerusalem יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם ye.Ru.sha.Lim H3389 this selfsame day הַיּ֥וֹם hai.Yom H3117 . 3 And utter a parable מָשָׁ֔ל ma.Shal H4912 unto the rebellious H4805 house בֵּית־ beit- H1004 , and say H559 unto them , Thus כֹּ֥ה koh H3541 saith the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai H136 Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on , and also וְגַם־ ve.gam- H1571 pour יְצֹ֥ק ye.Tzok H3332 water מָֽיִם׃ Ma.yim H4325 into it : 4 gather אֱסֹ֤ף 'e.Sof H622 the pieces H5409 thereof into it , even every good ט֖וֹב Tov H2896 piece H5409 , the thigh יָרֵ֣ךְ ya.Rekh H3409 , and the shoulder וְכָתֵ֑ף ve.kha.Tef H3802 ; fill מַלֵּֽא׃ ma.Le' H4390 it with the choice bones H6106 . 5 Take לָק֔וֹחַ la.Ko.ach H3947 the choice of the flock הַצֹּאן֙ ha.tzoN H6629 , and also H1571 a pile of wood for the bones H6106 under the caldron; make it boil H1310 well H1571 ; yea, let the bones H6106 thereof be boiled H1310 in the midst בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ ס be.to.Khah H8432 of it . 6 Wherefore thus כֹּה־ koh- H3541 saith the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai H136 Jehovah: Woe אוֹי֮ 'O H188 to the bloody city עִ֣יר 'ir H5892 , to the caldron whose rust חֶלְאָתָ֣ה chel.'a.Tah H2457 is therein, and whose rust וְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּ ve.Chel.'a.Tah H2457 is not gone H3318 out of it ! take out of it piece לִנְתָחֶ֤יהָ lin.ta.Chei.ha H5409 after piece לִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ lin.ta.Chei.ha H5409 ; No lot גּוֹרָֽל׃ go.Ral H1486 is fallen H5307 upon it . 7 For her blood דָמָהּ֙ da.Mah H1818 is in the midst בְּתוֹכָ֣הּ be.to.Khah H8432 of her ; she set H7760 it upon the bare rock סֶ֖לַע Se.la' H5553 ; she poured שְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙ she.fa.Khat.hu H8210 it not upon the ground הָאָ֔רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 , to cover לְכַסּ֥וֹת le.kha.Sot H3680 it with dust עָפָֽר׃ 'a.Far H6083 . 8 That it may cause wrath H2534 to come H5927 up to take vengeance נָקָ֔ם na.Kam H5359 , I have set H5414 her blood דָּמָ֖הּ da.Mah H1818 upon the bare rock סָ֑לַע Sa.la' H5553 , that it should not be covered הִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פ hi.ka.Sot H3680 . 9 Therefore לָכֵ֗ן la.Khen H3651 thus כֹּ֤ה koh H3541 saith the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai H136 Jehovah: Woe א֖וֹי 'o H188 to the bloody city עִ֣יר 'ir H5892 ! I also גַּם־ gam- H1571 will make אַגְדִּ֥יל 'ag.Dil H1431 the pile הַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ ha.me.du.Rah H4071 great H1431 . 11 Then set וְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָ ve.ha.'a.mi.De.ha H5975 it empty רֵקָ֑ה re.Kah H7386 upon the coals גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ ge.cha.Lei.ha H1513 thereof, that it may be hot , and the brass thereof may burn H2787 , and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it , that the rust חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ chel.'a.Tah H2457 of it may be consumed . 12 She hath wearied הֶלְאָ֑ת hel.'At H3811 herself with toil ; yet her great רַבַּ֣ת ra.Bat H7227 rust חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ chel.'a.Tah H2457 goeth not forth H3318 out of her ; her rust חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃ chel.'a.Tah H2457 goeth not forth H3318 by fire בְּאֵ֖שׁ be.'Esh H784 . 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness : because I have cleansed H2891 thee and thou wast not cleansed H2891 , thou shalt not be cleansed H2891 from thy filthiness any more , till I have caused my wrath H2534 toward thee to rest הֲנִיחִ֥י ha.ni.Chi H5117 . 14 I , Jehovah , have spoken דִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ di.Bar.ti H1696 it : it shall come H935 to pass , and I will do it : I will not go H935 back , neither will I spare , neither will I repent H5162 ; according to thy ways כִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְ kid.ra.Kha.yikh H1870 , and according to thy doings, shall they judge H8199 thee, saith the Lord Jehovah . Read all of Ezekiel 24 ← Ezekiel 23 Ezekiel 25 → Commentaries on Ezekiel 24 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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