Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
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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.