Ezekiel 24:12
New International Version
It has frustrated all efforts; its heavy deposit has not been removed, not even by fire.

New Living Translation
But it’s hopeless; the corruption can’t be cleaned out. So throw it into the fire.

English Standard Version
She has wearied herself with toil; its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion!

Berean Standard Bible
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.

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

New King James Version
She has grown weary with lies, And her great scum has not gone from her. Let her scum be in the fire!

New American Standard Bible
“She has wearied Me with work, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!

NASB 1995
“She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!

NASB 1977
“She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!

Legacy Standard Bible
She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!

Amplified Bible
“She has wearied Me with toil, Yet her great rust has not left her; Her thick rust and filth will not be burned away by fire [no matter how hot the flame].

Christian Standard Bible
It has frustrated every effort; its thick corrosion will not come off. Into the fire with its corrosion!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust will not come off. Into the fire with its rust!

American Standard Version
She hath wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.

Contemporary English Version
I've tried everything else. Now the rust must be burned away.

English Revised Version
She hath wearied herself with toil: yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" 'I have worn myself out trying to clean this pot. Even the fire can't take away its thick tarnish.

Good News Translation
although all that corrosion will not disappear in the flames.

International Standard Version
The pot wearies me, but its thick rust won't come off, even with fire.

Majority Standard Bible
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.

NET Bible
It has tried my patience; yet its thick rot is not removed from it. Subject its rot to the fire!

New Heart English Bible
She has wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust doesn't go forth out of her; her rust doesn't go forth by fire.

Webster's Bible Translation
She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.

World English Bible
She is weary with toil; yet her great rust, rust by fire, doesn’t leave her.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
She has wearied herself [with] sorrows, "" And the abundance of her scum does not go out of her, "" Her scum [is] in the fire.

Young's Literal Translation
With sorrows she hath wearied herself, And the abundance of her scum goeth not out of her, In the fire is her scum.

Smith's Literal Translation
She was wearied with labors, and her great rust shall not go forth from her: in the fire her rust.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Great pains have been taken, and the great rust thereof is not gone out, not even by fire.

Catholic Public Domain Version
There has been much sweat and labor, and yet its extensive rust has not gone out of it, not even by fire.

New American Bible
The toil is exhausting, but the great filth will not come out— Filth, even with fire.

New Revised Standard Version
In vain I have wearied myself; its thick rust does not depart. To the fire with its rust!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
She has become like rotten figs, and her great iniquities have not gone out of her; her vengeance shall be in the fire.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
As rotten figs and the abundance of her evil will not come forth from her, but her reward shall be in fire
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
It hath wearied itself with toil; yet its great filth goeth not forth out of it, yea, its noisome filth.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and her abundant scum may not come forth of her.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Cooking Pot
11Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed. 12It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire. 13Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 6:29-30
The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”

Isaiah 1:25
I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

Malachi 3:2-3
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

Proverbs 17:3
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

Zechariah 13:9
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

Isaiah 48:10
See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?

1 Peter 1:7
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 3:18
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Matthew 3:11-12
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

1 Corinthians 3:13
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

Hebrews 12:29
“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Isaiah 4:4
when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

Psalm 66:10
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.


Treasury of Scripture

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

wearied

Isaiah 47:13
Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Isaiah 57:9,10
And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell…

Jeremiah 2:13
For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

her great

Ezekiel 24:6,13
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…

Genesis 6:5-7
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually…

Genesis 8:21
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

her scum

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Ezekiel 24
1. Under the parable of a boiling pot
6. is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem
15. By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife
19. is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow














It has frustrated every effort
The phrase "It has frustrated every effort" speaks to the futility and stubbornness of the situation being described. In the Hebrew text, the word for "frustrated" can be linked to the idea of weariness or exhaustion. This suggests that despite numerous attempts to cleanse or rectify the situation, all efforts have been in vain. Historically, this reflects the persistent sin and rebellion of Jerusalem, which Ezekiel often addresses. The city, like a pot with thick rust, has resisted purification and repentance, symbolizing the spiritual decay that has set in.

its thick rust
The "thick rust" is a powerful metaphor for the deep-seated corruption and sin within Jerusalem. In Hebrew, the word for "rust" can also imply filth or scum, indicating something that is not only superficial but deeply ingrained. Archaeologically, rust is a common issue with metal artifacts, symbolizing decay and neglect. Spiritually, this rust represents the moral and spiritual decay that has permeated the society, making it resistant to change or cleansing.

has not been removed
The phrase "has not been removed" underscores the permanence of the corruption despite attempts to cleanse it. In the context of Ezekiel's prophecy, this suggests that the people of Jerusalem have not repented or turned back to God, and thus their sin remains. Theologically, this highlights the concept of judgment and the need for genuine repentance. The inability to remove the rust signifies the depth of the people's rebellion and the impending judgment that Ezekiel warns about.

even by the fire
"Even by the fire" indicates that even the most intense and purifying trials have failed to cleanse the city. Fire, in biblical terms, often symbolizes judgment and purification. The fact that the rust remains despite the fire suggests that the judgment has not led to repentance or purification. Historically, this can be seen as a reference to the Babylonian siege and the destruction that was to come upon Jerusalem. Spiritually, it serves as a warning that without true repentance, even the harshest trials will not lead to purification or redemption.

Verse 12. - She hath wearied herself with lies, etc.; better, it (keeping to the image of the cauldron) is worn out with labors; sc. with the pains taken to cleanse it, and yet the rust remains. The fire must burn, the retributive judgment must continue, till the work is done.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
It has frustrated
הֶלְאָ֑ת (hel·’āṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3811: To tire, to be, disgusted

every effort;
תְּאֻנִ֖ים (tə·’u·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8383: Naughtiness, toil

its thick
רַבַּ֣ת (rab·baṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

rust
חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ (ḥel·’ā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2457: Disease, rust

has not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

been removed,
תֵצֵ֤א (ṯê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

even by the fire.
בְּאֵ֖שׁ (bə·’êš)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire


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