Ezekiel 24: The Boiling Pot and Ezekiel's Loss

On the day Babylon begins its siege of Jerusalem, God likens the city to a rusted pot set on the fire for its bloodshed. Ezekiel is told not to mourn openly when his wife dies, a sign that God will profane the temple, and his silence will end when a survivor brings the news.

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Why does the LORD say the blood Jerusalem shed was left lying on bare rock instead of being covered with dust (Ezekiel 24:7-8)?

So the priests could gather it for the altarSo it would stay in view and call for His justiceSo the exiles could see it as a sign of hopeSo the rain would wash the city clean again