That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
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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 24:6-9.