Ezekiel 24:10-12

International Children’s Bible

¹⁰ Pile up the wood
    and light the fire.
Finish cooking the meat.
    Mix in the spices.
    And let the bones burn.
¹¹ Then set the empty pot on the coals.
    It will become hot, and its copper sides will glow.
The dirty scum stuck inside it may then melt
    and its rust burn away.
¹² But efforts to clean the pot have failed.
    Its heavy rust cannot be removed,
    even in the fire.