Ezekiel 24:6-14

6“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, the pot whose rot is in it, whose rot has not been removed from it! Empty it piece by piece. No lot has fallen on it.

7For her blood was in it; she poured it on an exposed rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.

8To arouse anger, to take vengeance, I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.

9“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.

10Pile up the bones, kindle the fire; cook the meat well, mix in the spices, let the bones be charred.

11Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.

12It has tried my patience; yet its thick rot is not removed from it. Subject its rot to the fire!

13You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct. I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean. You will not be cleansed from your uncleanness until I have exhausted my anger on you.

14“‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! I will judge you according to your conduct and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”