Ezekiel 24:12
“She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.”
Ezekiel 24:12 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Great pains have been taken, and the great rust thereof is not gone out, not even by fire.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- She hath wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.
- DARBYDarby
- She hath exhausted her labours, yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her: let her rust be in the fire.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- She has wearied [herself] with toil; yet her great rust doesn't go forth out of her; her rust doesn't [go forth] by fire.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- With sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire is her scum.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "She has exhausted herself with lies, and her great scum has not gone out of her; her scum will be in the fire."
Context: Ezekiel 24
10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
12She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
14I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
About Ezekiel 24: The Parable of the Cooking Pot
In Ezekiel chapter 24, God uses a parable of a cooking pot to illustrate the impending doom of Jerusalem. The cooking pot represents the city and its people, who are filled with corruption and wickedness. God orders Ezekiel to fill the pot with choice pieces of meat and boil it, demonstrating how the city will be destroyed and the people within it will suffer. The chapter ends with God declaring that the people's sin and disobedience will not go unpunished.
Commentary
This chapter is a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and disobedience. God's judgment may seem harsh, but it is a righteous response to the wickedness that had taken over Jerusalem. The cooking pot parable is a powerful metaphor for the destruction that God would bring upon the city. It serves as a warning to all of us that we must turn away from sin and follow God's ways, or we too will suffer the consequences.