Bible verse
It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
Ezekiel 24:12 · BSB
The verses around it, from Ezekiel 24.
8 In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
9 Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
10 Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
11 Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.
12 It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.
13 Because of the indecency of your uncleanness I tried to cleanse you, but you would not be purified from your filthiness. You will not be pure again until My wrath against you has subsided.
14 I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
15 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
KJV
She hath wearied [herself] with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum [shall be] in the fire.
ASV
She hath wearied herself with toil; yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.
ERV
She hath wearied herself with toil: yet her great rust goeth not forth out of her; her rust goeth not forth by fire.
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