Ezekiel 24:17 — Meaning and Application

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."