Ezekiel 24:6

“Wherefore thus saith the Lord God, woe to the bloody city, &c.] Here the parable begins to be explained; and shows that by the pot is meant the city of Jerusalem, called the bloody city, because of the blood of the prophets, and of righteous persons, and of innocent babes, that was shed in it; and which was the cause of the judgments of God coming upon her, which would issue in her destruction, and therefore “woe unto her”; (see <402337> Matthew 23:37): to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it; when a pot boils, a scum arises, and appears upon the top of the water, which the cook usually takes off: this denotes the filthiness and wickedness of the people of the…”

“scum--not ordinary, but poisonous scum, that is, the people's all-pervading wickedness. bring it out piece by piece--"it," the contents of the pot; its flesh, that is, "I will destroy the people of the city, not all at the same time, but by a series of successive attacks." Not as FAIRBAIRN, "on its every piece let it (the poisonous scum) go forth." let no lot fall upon it--that is, no lot, such as is sometimes cast, to decide who are to be destroyed and who saved (Sa2 8:2; Joe 3:3; Oba 1:11; Nah 3:10). In former carryings away of captives, lots were cast to settle who were to go, and who to stay, but now all alike are to be cast out without distinction of rank, age, or sex.”

“Scum - Better, rust (and in Ezekiel 24:11-12). Bring it out piece by piece - It, the city; bring out the inhabitants, one by one, clear the city of them, whether by death, exile, or captivity. Let no lot fall upon it - In the captivity of Jehoiakim and in that of Jehoiachin, some were taken, others left. Now all shall be removed. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The bloody city - Jerusalem. Whose scum - Her wickedness is still within her. Piece by piece - One piece after another 'till all be consumed. No lot - Lots are for saving some, but here shall be no sparing any. Ezekiel 24:7”

“24:6-8 The cooking pot was beyond cleansing. Jerusalem was full of blood that she had shed and left exposed. The Old Testament required that the blood of animals shed for meat be covered with earth (Lev 17:13). By leaving the blood of her innocent victims exposed, Jerusalem was doubly guilty. Her own blood would justly be splashed on the rocks (cp. Ps 137:8-9).”

“Woe: Eze 24:9, Eze 11:6, Eze 11:7, Eze 22:2, Eze 22:6-9, Eze 22:12, Eze 22:27, Eze 23:37-45; Kg2 21:16, Kg2 24:4; Mic 7:2; Nah 3:1; Mat 23:35; Rev 11:7, Rev 11:8, Rev 17:6, Rev 18:24 to the pot: Eze 24:11-13; Jer 6:29 bring: Eze 9:5, Eze 9:6, Eze 11:7-9, Eze 11:11; Jos 10:22 let no: Jos 7:16-18; Sa1 14:40-42; Sa2 8:2; Joe 3:3; Oba 1:11; Jon 1:7; Nah 3:10 Ezekiel 24:7”