02/09/2026
Allegory of the Pot.
On the tenth day of the tenth month, in the ninth year, the word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, write down today’s date this very day, for on this very day the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem. Propose this parable to the rebellious house and say to them: Thus says the Lord God:
Put the pot on, put it on!
Pour in some water;
Add to it pieces of meat,
all choice pieces;
With thigh and shoulder,
with choice cuts fill it.
Choose the pick of the flock,
then pile logs beneath it;
Bring it to a boil,
cook all the pieces in it.
Therefore thus says the Lord God:
Woe to the city full of blood!
A pot containing filth,
whose filth cannot be removed!
Take out its pieces one by one,
for no lot has fallen on their behalf.
For her blood is still in her midst;
on a bare rock she left it;
She did not pour it on the ground
to be covered with dirt.
To arouse wrath, to exact vengeance,
I have left her blood on bare rock
not to be covered.
Therefore, thus says the Lord God:
Woe to the city full of blood!
I will make the pyre great!
Pile on the wood, kindle the fire.
Cook the meat, stir the spicy mixture,
char the bones!
Then set it empty on the coals,
to heat up until its copper glows,
So its impurities melt,
its filth disappears.
The toil is exhausting,
but the great filth will not come out—
Filth, even with fire.
Even in defiling yourself with depravity
I would still have cleansed you,
but you would not have your impurity cleansed.
You will not be cleansed now
until I wreak my fury on you.
I, the Lord, have spoken;
it will happen!
I will do it and not hold back!
I will not have pity or relent.
By your conduct and deeds you shall be judged—
oracle of the Lord God.
Ezekiel 24:1-14
