8 To stir up my anger and revenge,I put the blood she spilled on the bare rockso it will not be covered.
9 “ ‘So this is what the Lord God says:How terrible it will be for the city of murderers!I myself will pile the wood high for burning.
10 Pile up the woodand light the fire.Finish cooking the meat.Mix in the spices,and let the bones burn.
11 Then set the empty pot on the coalsso it may become hot and its copper sides glow.The dirty scum stuck inside it may then meltand its rust burn away.
12 But efforts to clean the pot have failed.Its heavy rust cannot be removed,even in the fire.
13 “ ‘By your sinful action you have become unclean. I wanted to cleanse you, but you are still unclean. You will never be cleansed from your sin until my anger against you is carried out.
14 “ ‘I, the Lord, have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back punishment or feel pity or change my mind. I will judge you by your ways and actions, says the Lord God.’ ”