1And the word of the LORD came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,2Son of man, write the name of this day for yourself; on this very day the king of Babylon has supported himself against Jerusalem.3And speak a proverb to the house of rebellion and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Set on the pot and also pour water into it.4Gather its pieces into it, every pleasant piece of thigh and shoulder; fill it with the best of the bones.5Take the best of the flock; also place the bones beneath it; boil its boilings and boil its bones within it.6Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the city of blood, the pot in which its rust remains and from which its rust has not gone out! Bring out its pieces piece by piece; no lot has fallen upon it.7For its blood is in its midst; it has placed it upon bare rock and has not poured it on the land to cover it with dust.8To bring up rage and to execute vengeance, I have set its blood upon bare rock so that it will not be covered.9Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the city of blood! I also will enlarge the pile.10Heap up the wood, kindle the fire, finish the flesh, and mix the seasoning; and the bones will be scorched.11And set it upon its worthless coals so that its bronze may become hot and scorched, its uncleanness may be poured out in its midst, and its rust may be finished.12It has labored and grown weary, yet its abundant rust has not come out from it; its rust remains in the fire.13In your uncleanness lies wickedness; because I purified you but you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, you will not be pure again until I have spent my rage upon you.14I the LORD have spoken; it will come and I will act; I will not neglect, nor will I pity, nor will I relent; according to your conduct and according to your wanton acts they have judged you, declares the Lord GOD.