10. Pile on the wood, light the fire, and cook the meat.Season it well and let the bones be charred.
11. Let the pot stand empty on its coalsuntil it’s so hot that its copper glows,its impurities melt in it,and its corrosion is consumed.
12. It’s a worthless task.Even by fire its great corrosion isn’t removed.
13. How your betrayals defile you! I cleansed you, but you didn’t come clean from your impurities. You won’t be clean again until I have exhausted my anger against you.
14. I, the Lord, have spoken! It’s coming, and I’ll do it. I won’t relent or have any pity or compassion. Your punishments will fit your ways and your deeds! This is what the Lord God says.
15. The Lord’s word came to me:
16. Human one, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you in a single stroke. Don’t mourn or weep. Don’t even let your tears well up.