Ezekiel 24:13 — Meaning and Application

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“In 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.”

Ezekiel 24:13

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Then 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.

She hath wearied {herself} with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum {shall be} in the fire.

In 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.

I 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.

Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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Ezekiel 24:1

"Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth {day} of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 24:2

"Son of man, write thee the name of the day, {even} of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day."

Ezekiel 24:3

"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:"

Ezekiel 24:4

"Gather the pieces thereof into it, {even} every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill {it} with the choice bones."

Ezekiel 24:5

"Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, {and} make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. {burn: or, heap}"

Ezekiel 24:6

"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."

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