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Then set it empty on the coals of it, that it may be hot, and the brass of it may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.

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Judgment on the City Itself

Commentators explain that after the people (the pot's contents) are judged, the judgment turns to the city of Jerusalem itself. The empty pot being placed on the fire symbolizes that the very structure and foundation of the city, polluted by sin, would be subjected to fiery destruction.

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Ezekiel

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Ezekiel 24:11

19th Century

Bishop

Set it empty upon the coals. Keeping up the strong figure of the parable, after all the inhabitants have passed under judgment the…

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 24:11

17th Century

Pastor

Then set it empty upon the coals thereof
The city, when emptied of its inhabitants and substance, like a pot that is…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 24:1–14

17th Century

Minister

The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: people of all ranks and stations were within the walls, prepared as prey for t…

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