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Ezekiel 24:3

And tell a picture-story to these sinful people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, "Put the pot on the fire. Put it on, and pour water in it.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Boiling Pot;   Ezekiel;   Instruction;   Parables;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Thompson Chain Reference - Parables;   Truth;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Food;   House;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Allegory;   Parable;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Maktesh;   Proverbs, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Parables;   Poetry;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Meals;   Parable;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Pot;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Meals;   Pot;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Allegory in the Old Testament;   Food;   Poetry;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says:
Hebrew Names Version
Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
King James Version
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
English Standard Version
And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God : "Set on the pot, set it on; pour in water also;
New American Standard Bible
"Present a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water into it;
New Century Version
And tell a story to the people who refuse to obey me. Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord God says: Put on the pot; put it on and pour water in it.
Amplified Bible
"Speak a parable against the rebellious house [of Judah] and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Put on a pot; put it on and also pour water into it;
World English Bible
Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore speake a parable vnto the rebellious house, and say vnto them, Thus sayth the Lorde God, Prepare a pot, prepare it, and also powre water into it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Speak a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water in it;
Legacy Standard Bible
Speak a parable to the rebellious house, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,"Put on the pot, put it on and also pour water in it;
Berean Standard Bible
Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
Contemporary English Version
Then tell my rebellious people: "Pour water in a cooking pot and set it over a fire.
Complete Jewish Bible
And tell this allegory to these rebels; say that Adonai Elohim says: ‘Put a pot on the fire; put it there, pour water in it;
Darby Translation
And propose a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people there refuse to obey me. I have a story with a message for them. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: "‘Put the pot on the fire. Put on the pot and pour in the water.
George Lamsa Translation
And devise a parable concerning the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus says the LORD God: Set a pot on the fire and pour water into it;
Good News Translation
Tell my rebellious people this parable that I, the Sovereign Lord , have for them: Set the pot on the fire and fill it up with water.
Lexham English Bible
And deliver a proverb to the rebellious house, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Place the pot! Place it and also pour water into it.
Literal Translation
And parable a parable to the house of rebellion, and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot! Set it on, and also pour water in it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Shewe yt obstinate housholde a parable, & speake vnto the: Thus sayet the LORDE God: Get the a pot, set it on, & poure water in to it:
American Standard Version
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Bible in Basic English
And make a comparison for this uncontrolled people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Put on the cooking-pot, put it on the fire and put water in it:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And utter a parable concerning the rebellious house, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Set on the pot, set it on, and also pour water into it;
King James Version (1611)
And vtter a parable vnto the rebellious house, and say vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord God, Set on a pot, set it on, and also powre water into it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Shewe the rebellious house a parable, and speake vnto them, thus saith the Lorde God: Prepare a pot, set it on, and powre water into it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And speak a parable to the provoking house, and thou shalt say to them,
English Revised Version
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt seie bi a prouerbe a parable to the hous, terrere to wraththe, and thou schalt speke to hem, The Lord God seith these thingis, Sette thou a brasun pot, sette thou sotheli, and putte thou watir in to it. Take thou a beeste ful fat;
Update Bible Version
And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Set on the cauldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Webster's Bible Translation
And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it:
New English Translation
Recite a proverb to this rebellious house and say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: "‘Set on the pot, set it on, pour water in it too;
New King James Version
And 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.
New Living Translation
Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign Lord : "Put a pot on the fire, and pour in some water.
New Revised Standard
And utter an allegory to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God : Set on the pot, set it on, pour in water also;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Put thou forth therefore, against the perverse house a parable, and say unto them Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh: Sot on the caldron set it on, Moreover also pour into it water:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt speak by a figure a parable to the provoking house, and say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: Set on a pot, set it on, I say, and put water in it.
Revised Standard Version
And utter an allegory to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Set on the pot, set it on, pour in water also;
Young's Literal Translation
and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set [it] on, and also to pour into it water,

Contextual Overview

1 The Word of the Lord came to me on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year, saying, 2 "Son of man, put down in writing this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has shut Jerusalem in with his army this very day. 3 And tell a picture-story to these sinful people of Israel. Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, "Put the pot on the fire. Put it on, and pour water in it. 4 Put all the good pieces of meat in it, the thigh, the shoulder. And fill it with the best bones. 5 Take the best of the flock. Put more and more wood under the pot to make it boil, and boil the bones in it." 6 'For the Lord God says, "It is bad for the city of blood, for the rusted pot whose rust has not been cleaned out of it! Take the pieces of meat out of it without choosing them. 7 For the blood of the city has been poured on the rock. It was not poured on the ground where the dust would cover it. 8 I have put the blood on the rock where it could not be covered, so that it would cause anger and punishment." 9 So the Lord God says, "It is bad for the city of blood! I will put much wood on the fire. 10 Put on more and more wood, and make the fire burn. Boil the meat well. Mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

utter: Ezekiel 17:2, Ezekiel 19:2-14, Ezekiel 20:49, Psalms 78:2, Micah 2:4, Mark 12:12, Luke 8:10

the rebellious: Ezekiel 2:3, Ezekiel 2:6, Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 3:9, Ezekiel 12:2, Ezekiel 12:25, Ezekiel 17:12, Isaiah 1:2, Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 30:9, Isaiah 63:10, Acts 7:51

Set: Ezekiel 24:6, Ezekiel 11:3, Jeremiah 50:13, Jeremiah 50:14

Reciprocal: Isaiah 29:2 - and it shall Jeremiah 1:13 - I see Jeremiah 8:13 - I will surely consume Jeremiah 27:2 - put Ezekiel 11:7 - Your Ezekiel 22:19 - I will Matthew 13:3 - in

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Genesis 6:4
Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.
Genesis 14:19
And Melchizedek honored Abram and said, "May good come to Abram from God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.
Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have promised the Lord God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
Genesis 21:23
So promise me here by God that you will not work against me, or my son, or any children after me. I have shown you kindness. So return kindness to me and to the land where you have come."
Genesis 24:3
and I will have you promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth. Promise that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, who live around me.
Genesis 24:4
But go to my country and to those of my family. Take a wife for my son Isaac from there."
Genesis 24:14
If I say to a girl, ‘Let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she answers, ‘Drink, and I will give water to your camels also,' let her be the one whom You have chosen for your servant Isaac. I will know by this that You have shown loving-kindness to my boss."
Genesis 24:15
Before he had finished speaking, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. She had a jar on her shoulder.
Genesis 24:17
Then the servant ran to meet her. He said, "Let me drink a little water from your jar."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And utter a parable to the rebellious house,.... The people of the Jews so called, not so much on account of their rebellion against the king of Babylon, which caused him to come against them, as on account of their rebellion against God, and the breach of his laws; see Ezekiel 2:3. The prophet is bid to represent to them, in a figurative and emblematic way, the miseries that were coming upon them for their wickedness, namely, under the parable of a boiling pot:

and say unto them, thus saith the Lord God; speaking in his name, and as coming from him, and clothed with his authority; that the following parable might not be thought to be a fancy and chimera of his own: "set on a pot, set it on"; set a pot on the fire, and do it quickly. This "pot" is the city of Jerusalem, which was to be brought into great distress and ruin; not a cauldron of brass, wherein the inhabitants should be as safe as if they had walls of brass about them, as they vainly boasted, Ezekiel 11:3, but a seething pot, such an one as Jeremiah saw, to which, it may be, reference is here had, Jeremiah 1:13, in which the people should be destroyed:

and also pour water into it; which, as it is some time a boiling, may denote the length of the siege of the city, which held two years; and of the troubles and miseries attending it; and of the greatness of them, which were as intolerable as boiling water. The Targum is,

"prophesy that armies shall come against this city; and also there shall be given unto it length of time to receive the siege.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A pot - Or, the caldron; with reference to Ezekiel 11:3. The prophet indicates by the figure utter destruction. The caldron is the city, the fire is the surrounding army, the flesh and bones are the inhabitants shut in within the walls.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 24:3. Set on a pot — The pot was Jerusalem; the flesh, the inhabitants in general; every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, King Zedekiah and his family; the bones, the soldiers; and the setting on the pot, the commencement of the siege. The prophet was then in Mesopotamia; and he was told particularly to mark the day, c., that it might be seen how precisely the spirit of prophecy had shown the very day in which the siege took place. Under the same image of a boiling pot, Jeremiah had represented the siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah 1:13. Ezekiel was a priest the action of boiling pots was familiar to him, as these things were much in use in the temple service.


 
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