Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.
They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, a
“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. T
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come
And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an allian
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: The slain you have laid within this city are the meat, and the city is the pot
and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebel
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting t
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
The city will not be a pot for you, nor will you be the meat within it. I will judge you even to the borders of Israel.
“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon cam
“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hea
Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through B
In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined!
I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, eve
At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parabl