⁶Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the city of bloodguilt! A pot that has its rust in it; its rust did not go out from it.ⁱ Bring it out piece by piece;^j one is as good as another.^k

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Footnotes

iLiterally “rust her not went forth from her”
jLiterally “according to its pieces”
kLiterally “no lot has fallen on it”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose corrosion is in it, and whose corrosion has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed,

to the pot now encrusted,

whose deposit will not go away!

Take the meat out piece by piece

in whatever order it comes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“ ‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

Woe to the city of bloodshed,

the pot that has corrosion inside it,

and its corrosion has not come out of it!

Empty it piece by piece;

lots should not be cast for its contents.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Now this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

What sorrow awaits Jerusalem,

the city of murderers!

She is a cooking pot

whose corruption can’t be cleaned out.

Take the meat out in random order,

for no piece is better than another.

KJV 1900King James Version

Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

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