Ezekiel 24:3-12

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

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

5Take 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 the 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 lot has fallen.

7For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.

8That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered.”

9‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great.

10Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.

11“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.

12She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire!