Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Interpretation
The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 24:1-5.