Ezekiel 24:11

Ezekiel 24:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then set the empty pot on the coals till it becomes hot and its copper glows, so that its impurities may be melted and its deposit burned away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, that its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then set the pot empty on the coals, That it may become hot and its bronze may burn, That its filthiness may be melted in it, That its scum may be consumed.

Context of Ezekiel 24:11

9So this is what the Almighty Lord says: Terrible trouble will come to the city that is full of murderers! I will put more wood on the fire to destroy it. 10Yes, make a big heap of wood. Make the fire burn hot! Cook the meat well! Mix in some spices! Let the bones burn. Then put the empty pot on the coals of the fire. Make the pot very hot, so that its metal is bright red. Burn all the dirt to remove it. Make the pot clean again! 12Yes, I have tried to make it clean. But the disgusting dirt is still there. So throw the pot and all its dirt on the fire! 13The dirt on the pot shows the disgusting things that you do. I tried to remove those wicked things to make you clean, but you would not let me do that. So I will punish you until I am no longer angry with you. You will not be clean until that happens.

Ezekiel 24:11 word by word

וְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָ עַל־גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ רֵקָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן תֵּחַ֜ם וְחָ֣רָה נְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּ וְנִתְּכָ֤ה בְתוֹכָהּ֙ טֻמְאָתָ֔הּ תִּתֻּ֖ם חֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• it emptyרֵיקrêyq rêq · worthlessH7386
• upon the coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• thereof, that the brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• of it may be hotיָחַםyâcham · to conceiveH3179
• and may burnחָרַרchârar · to scorchH2787
• the filthinessטֻמְאָהţûm'âh · uncleannessH2932
• of it may be moltenנָתַךְnâthak · to pourH5413
• in itתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the scumחֶלְאָהchel'âh · rustH2457
• of it may be consumedתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552

Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:11

• Jeremiah 21:10I, the Lord, tell you this: I have decided not to rescue this city. Instead I will destroy it. I will give it to the king of Babylon. He will destroy it with fire.” ’
• Jeremiah 32:29The soldiers from Babylon who are attacking the city will come in. They will destroy it with fire. They will burn down the houses of the people. These people have made me angry. They went up on the roofs of their houses and they burned incense to worship Baal. They also poured out drink offerings to other false gods.
• Jeremiah 37:10You might even win the fight against the whole army that is attacking you. There might be only a few of Babylon's soldiers who remain. You might have hurt them so much that they are lying down in their tents. But those weak men would still get up and attack this city. They would completely burn down this city.” ’
• Jeremiah 38:18But if you do not agree to be under their power, they will take this city for themselves. They will burn it down. You yourself will become their prisoner.” ’
• Jeremiah 39:8Babylon's soldiers destroyed the king's palace with fire. They also destroyed the temple and the people's houses in Jerusalem. They knocked down the walls around the city.
• Jeremiah 52:13Nebuzaradan destroyed the Lord's temple, the king's palace and all the other houses in Jerusalem. He burned them all with fire, so that he destroyed every important building in the city.
• Ezekiel 20:38I will remove from among you those who refuse to obey me. I will bring them out from the country where they have been living. But they will not go into the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
• Ezekiel 22:15I will send you away to live among many other nations. I will stop you doing evil things.
• Ezekiel 23:26They will pull off your clothes. They will take away your beautiful jewels.
• Ezekiel 36:25You will become pure, as if I splash you with clean water. I will remove all the things that make you unclean. I will take away the idols that you worship.
• Isaiah 1:25I will turn against you, Jerusalem. I will make you pure again. But you will be like metal that burns in a very hot fire to remove all the dirt.
• Isaiah 4:4At that time, the Lord God will wash away the dirt from Zion's women. He will make Jerusalem clean from the blood that murderers have left. He will do that as judge, and he will punish people as with fire.
• Isaiah 27:9In that way the Lord punished Jacob's descendants for their sins. They are no longer guilty. This will be the result when God has taken away Jacob's sin completely: All the stones in their altars will become small pieces of chalk. There will be no Asherah pole or altars for incense that continue to stand.
• Micah 5:11I will destroy the cities in your country. I will knock down all your strong buildings.
• Zechariah 13:1‘On that day, water will start to pour from a fountain for King David's descendants and Jerusalem's people. It will make them clean from their sins and the dirty things that they have done.’
• Malachi 4:1‘The great day when I come to judge people will certainly happen. Punishment will come like the great fire of a hot oven. It will destroy all the proud people who do evil things. It will completely destroy them, like a fire that destroys dry grass. Nothing will remain.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:11

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12God said he would make Jerusalem like a red-hot cooking pot, as if it were in a refiner's furnace. However, even this fire would not remove its corruption, because Jerusalem's impurity was permanent.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. set it empty ... that ... brass ... may burn, ... that ... scum ... may be consumed--Even the consumption of the contents is not enough; the caldron itself which is infected by the poisonous scum must be destroyed, that is, the city itself must be destroyed, not merely the inhabitants, just as the very house infected with leprosy was to be destroyed (Le 14:34-45).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 24:11

• Ezekiel
• Instruction
• Molding
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Pine
• Profane
• Set
• Tell
• Tire
• Ezekiel
• Filth; Filthiness; Filthy
• Rust
• Scum

Commentaries on Ezekiel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings