Ezekiel 24 · Verse 3

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 24:3, King James Version

Ezekiel 24:3 in other translations

BSBNow 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.
WEBUtter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord GOD says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.
ASVAnd 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:
YLTand 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,
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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:
WebsterAnd 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:

What does Ezekiel 24:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. pot--caldron. Alluding to the self-confident proverb used among the people, Eze 11:3 (see on Eze 11:3), "This city is the caldron and we be the flesh"; your proverb shall prove awfully true, but in a different sense from what you intend. So far from the city proving an iron, caldron-like defense from the fire, it shall be as a caldron set on the fire, and the people as so many pieces of meat subjected to boiling heat. See Jr 1:13.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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, etc., 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, Jer 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14

The fate of Jerusalem. (Ezek 24:1-14) The extent of the sufferings of the Jews. (Ezek 24:15-27) Verses 1-14 The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and their…

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Ezekiel 24:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמְשֹׁ֤לu.me.Sholand speak a parableH4911
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֙רִי֙ha.Me.ri<the> rebellionH4805
מָשָׁ֔לma.Shala parableH4912
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
כֹּ֥הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֖ר'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
שְׁפֹ֤תshe.Fotput onH8239
הַסִּיר֙ha.Sirthe potH5518
שְׁפֹ֔תshe.Fotput onH8239
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and alsoH1571
יְצֹ֥קye.TzokpourH3332
בּ֖וֹboin <the> it
מָֽיִם\׃Ma.yimwaterH4325

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 24:3

  • Ezekiel 20:49

    Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

  • Ezekiel 11:3

    Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

  • Ezekiel 17:2

    Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

  • Isaiah 1:2

    Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

  • Ezekiel 2:6

    And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

  • Ezekiel 2:3

    And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day.

  • Isaiah 30:1

    Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

  • Psalms 78:2

    I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

  • Ezekiel 2:8

    But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

  • Isaiah 30:9

    That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 11:11

    This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
utter.
17:2; 19:2-14; 20:49; Ps 78:2; Mic 2:4; Mr 12:12; Lu 8:10
the rebellious.
2:3,6,8; 3:9; 12:2,25; 17:12; Isa 1:2; 30:1,9; 63:10; Ac 7:51
Set.
6; 11:3; Jer 50:13,14

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Context

  • 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.

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Ezekiel 24:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y habla á la casa de rebelión por parábola, y diles: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Pon una olla, ponla, y echa también en ella agua:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et propose une parabole à la maison rebelle, et dis-leur: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Place la marmite, place-la, et verses-y aussi de l’eau.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und rede ein Gleichnis zu dem widerspenstigen Hause und sprich zu ihnen: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Setze den Topf auf, setze auf, und gieße auch Wasser darein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dices per proverbium ad domum irritatricem parabolam, et loqueris ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Pone ollam; pone, inquam, et mitte in eam aquam.