Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe to the
To the pot in which there is rust
And whose rust has not gone out of it!
Take out of it piece after piece,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
the pot that has rust inside it,
and whose rust will not come off!
Empty it piece by piece;
lots should not be cast for its contents.
International Standard Version
"This is what the Lord GOD says: "How terrible it is for that blood-filled city, to the pot whose rust remains in it, whose rust won't come off. Empty it one piece at a time. Don't let a lot fall on it.
A Conservative Version
Therefore thus says lord LORD: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece. No lot has fallen upon it.
American Standard Version
Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it.
Amplified
‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe (judgment is coming) to the bloody city,
To the pot in which there is rust
And whose rust has not gone out of it!
Take out of it piece by piece,
Without making any choice.
Bible in Basic English
For this is what the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood, the cooking-pot which is unclean inside, which has never been made clean! take out its bits; its fate is still to come on it.
Darby Translation
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! Bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it:
Julia Smith Translation
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo to the city of bloods! the pot which the rust in it, and her rust went not forth from it; bring it forth by its pieces, by its pieces; the lot fell not upon it
King James 2000
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the city of bloodguilt! A pot that [has] its rust in it; {its rust did not go out from it}. Bring it out {piece by piece}; {one is as good as another}.
Modern King James verseion
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out of it! Bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall on it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
With that, said the LORD God on this manner: Woe be unto the bloody city of the pot, where upon the rustiness hangeth, and is not yet scoured away. Take out the pieces that are in it, one after another: there need no lots be cast therefore,
NET Bible
"'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.
New Heart English Bible
"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it. Take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen on it.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Woe! city of bloodshed. The caldron whose scum is in it, and whose scum, hath not gone out of it: Piece by piece, bring it out, There hath fallen thereon no lot.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen on it.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood, A pot whose scum is in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.
Themes
Ezekiel » Teaches by pantomime » Employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of jerusalem
Topics
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 24:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Boiling Pot And The Death Of Ezekiel's Wife
5
Take the choicest of the flock. Also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also boil its bones in it.'
6 ‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe to the
To the pot in which there is rust
And whose rust has not gone out of it!
Take out of it piece after piece,
Cross References
Ezekiel 22:2
Son of man will you judge? Will you judge the city of murderers (the bloodguilty)? Then tell it about all the disgusting things that it has done.
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! It is full of lies and robbery! The prey does not leave.
2 Kings 24:4
and especially because of all the innocent people he killed. Jehovah would not forgive Manasseh for that.
Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.
Obadiah 1:11
In that day you stood on the other side! In that day strangers carried away his wealth. Foreigners entered his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem! It was as if you were one of them!
Micah 7:2
The godly (loyal) (holy) man has perished from the earth. There is none upright among men! They all lie in wait for blood. Every man hunts his own brother with a net.
Nahum 3:10
She went into captivity and was exiled. Her children were smashed to death at every street corner. Soldiers tossed dice for her important men, and all her best men were bound in chains.
Joshua 7:16-18
So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
Joshua 10:22
Then Joshua said: Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings to me.
1 Samuel 14:40-42
Then Saul said to them: All of you stand over there. Jonathan and I will stand over here. Do whatever you think best, they answered.
2 Samuel 8:2
He defeated the Moabites. He made the prisoners lie down on the ground and put two out of every three of them to death. So the Moabites became his subjects and paid taxes to him.
2 Kings 21:16
Even more, Manasseh killed many innocent men. He filled Jerusalem from one end to the other with blood. He also caused Judah to sin and do evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 6:29
The bellows blow fiercely and the fire consumes the lead. The refining goes on in vain, but the wicked are not separated.
Ezekiel 9:5-6
I heard God say to the other men: Follow him through the city and kill. Spare no one! Have mercy on no one.
Ezekiel 11:6-9
You have killed many people in this city and have filled its streets with corpses.'
Ezekiel 11:11
This city will not protect you the way a cooking pot protects the meat in it. I will punish you wherever you may be in the land of Israel.
Ezekiel 22:6-9
See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to shed blood (murder people).
Ezekiel 22:12
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
Ezekiel 23:37-45
For they have committed adultery, and blood is on their hands. Thus they have committed adultery with their idols and even caused their sons, whom they bore to me, to pass through the fire to them as food.
Ezekiel 24:9
The Lord Jehovah says: 'Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
Ezekiel 24:11-13
Then set it empty on its coals so that it may be hot and its copper may glow and its filthiness may be melted in it. Let its rust be consumed.
Joel 3:3
They cast lots for my people, and traded a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
Jonah 1:7
The sailors said to each other, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know whom to blame for this evil. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Matthew 23:35
You are responsible for all the righteous blood shed on earth. That includes the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Revelation 11:7-8
When they finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them and conquer them, and kill them.
Revelation 17:6
I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the holy ones, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her I wondered greatly.
Revelation 18:24
The blood of prophets, and of holy ones, and of all who were slain upon the earth was found in her.