8. To arouse anger, to take vengeance,I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.
9. “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed!I will also make the pile high.
10. Pile up the bones, kindle the fire;cook the meat well, mix in the spices,let the bones be charred.
11. Set the empty pot on the coals,until it becomes hot and its copper glows,until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.
12. It has tried my patience;yet its thick rot is not removed from it.Subject its rot to the fire!
13. You mix uncleanness with obscene conduct.I tried to cleanse you, but you are not clean.You will not be cleansed from your uncleannessuntil I have exhausted my anger on you.
14. “‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! I will judge you according to your conduct and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
15. The word of Lord came to me:
16. “Son of man, realize that I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a jolt, but you must not mourn or weep or shed tears.