Azaky'AL (Ezekiel) — 24

The Sign of the Cooking Pot

1 During the ninth year of King Yahuiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH: 

2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, because on this very day the king of Babylun is beginning his attack against Yahushalam. 

3 Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH: “Put a pot on the fire, and pour in some water.

4 Fill it with choice pieces of meat, the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.

5 Use only the best sheep from the flock,    and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot, Bring the pot to boil and cook the bones along with the meat.

6 “Now this is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH  Dabar; what sorrow awaits Yahushalam the city of murderers! She is a cooking pot whose corruption cannot be cleaned out, take the meat out in random order, for no piece is better than another.

7 For the blood of her murders is splashed on the rocks, it isn’t even spilled on the ground, where the dust could cover it!

8 So I will splash her blood on a rock for all to see, an expression of my anger and vengeance against her.

9 “This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar, what sorrow awaits Yahushalam the city of murderers! I myself will pile up the fuel beneath her.

10 Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil, Cook the meat with many spices, and afterward burn the bones.

11 Now set the empty pot on the coals, Heat it red hot! Burn away the filth and corruption.

12 But it’s hopeless; the corruption cannot be cleaned out, So throw it into the fire.

13 Your impurity is your indecency and the corruption of your idolatry, I tried to cleanse you, but you refused, so now you will remain in your filth until my fury against you have been satisfied.

14 “I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH have spoken! The time has come, and I will not hold back, I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you, for you will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.”

The Death of Azakyal’s Wife

15 Then this message came to me from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH: 

16 “Son of man, with one blow I will take away your dearest treasure. Yet you must not show any sorrow at her death, Do not weep; let there be no tears. 

17 Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave, Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”

18 So I proclaimed this to the people the next morning, and in the evening my wife died, The next morning I did everything I had been told to do. 

19 Then the people asked, “What does all this mean? What are you trying to tell us?”

20 So I said to them, “A message came to me from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, 

21 and I was told to give this message to the people of Yashar'AL. This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Yahudah will be slaughtered by the sword. 

22 Then you will do as Azakyal has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends. 

23 Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will groan among yourselves for all the evil you have done. 

24 Azakyal is an example for you; you will do just as he has done. And when that time comes you will know that I am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH

25 Then 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar to me, “Son of man, on the day I take away their stronghold, their joy and kabad, their heart’s desire, their dearest treasure, I will also take away their sons and daughters. 

26 And on that day a survivor from Yahushalam will come to you in Babylun and tell you what has happened. 

27 And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people, then they will know that I Am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.”