"This[city] will not be a potfor you, norwill you be fleshin the midstof it, [but] I will judgeyou to the borderof Israel.
who say,Is not [the time] nearto buildhouses?This[city] is the potand we are the flesh.'
"Speaka parableto the rebellioushouseand sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Puton the pot,put[it] on and alsopourwaterin it;
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the bloodycity,To the potin whichthere is rustAnd whose rusthas not goneout of it! Takeout of it pieceafter piece,Withoutmakinga choice.
