Ezekiel 24:6

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.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 24:9, the same woe to the bloody city is repeated, adding that God will make the pile great—escalating the threat.

Ezekiel 24:11-13 elaborates on the pot's rust as Jerusalem's filthiness, expanding the metaphor of verse 6.

Ezekiel 24:12 concludes the pot metaphor: the persistent rust (sin) cannot be removed, sealing Jerusalem's judgment.

In Ezekiel 11:7, the same pot-and-meat metaphor appears: the slain are meat, the city a pot—directly parallel to the allegory in 24:6.

Ezekiel 11:11 declares the city will not be their pot — reinforcing the removal from Jerusalem, but with a different nuance.

Ezekiel 22:2 Related theme

In Ezekiel 22:2, the same phrase 'bloody city' is used, calling for judgment on Jerusalem's abominations—echoing 24:6.

Ezekiel 16:23 pronounces the same 'woe' against Jerusalem for evil deeds, echoing this pot judgment.

Ezekiel 23:47 describes Jerusalem's violent judgment by stoning and sword, paralleling piece-by-piece removal from the pot.

In Ezekiel 22:15, God consumes uncleanness through exile; the pot's corrosion is removed by judgment.

Ezekiel 22:3 directly calls Jerusalem 'bloody city' — the same phrase and theme of bloodshed.

Ezekiel 11:6 Related theme

In Ezekiel 11:6, the city is accused of multiplying slain—parallel to the 'bloody city' in 24:6, spelling out the bloodshed.

In Ezekiel 22:6-9, specific sins of the princes and people are listed, including shedding blood—expanding on the 'bloody city' accusation.

In Ezekiel 22:12, taking bribes to shed blood is denounced—one of the specific ways the city became 'bloody' as in 24:6.

In Ezekiel 22:27, princes are like wolves tearing prey and shedding blood—illustrating the bloodshed condemned in the 'bloody city' of 24:6.

In Ezekiel 23:37-45, the allegory of Oholibah includes child sacrifice and bloodshed—parallel to the impurity and murder in 24:6.

Revelation 18:24 declares Babylon guilty of all righteous blood, mirroring the 'city of bloodshed' condemnation here.

Nahum 3:1 Parallel

Nahum 3:1 uses the same 'city of blood' phrase for Nineveh, a direct parallel to the condemnation here.

Matthew 23:35 condemns Jerusalem for shedding righteous blood, directly echoing the 'city of bloodshed' judgment here.

Joshua 7:16-18 uses lots to identify Achan — directly contrasting with Ezekiel 24:6's 'without casting lots'.

2 Kings 24:4 Historical context

2 Kings 24:4 records Manasseh's innocent blood that filled Jerusalem, directly linking to the 'city of bloodshed' imagery here.

2 Kings 21:16 Historical context

In 2 Kings 21:16, Manasseh fills Jerusalem with innocent blood—a historical example of the 'bloody city' that Ezekiel condemns in 24:6.

1 Samuel 14:40-42 casts lots to find Jonathan — a clear opposite to taking pieces without any lot.

In Jeremiah 13:27, Jerusalem's uncleanness and the call for cleansing parallel the pot's corrosion that won't come out.

In Isaiah 59:12, multiplied sins testify; the pot's corrosion similarly symbolizes persistent, unremovable guilt.

Revelation 17:6 portrays Babylon drunk on martyr blood, a parallel to Jerusalem's bloodshed imagery here.

Micah 7:2 Parallel

Micah 7:2 laments universal bloodshed and lack of the upright, echoing the pervasive violence behind Jerusalem's judgment.