- Prayer and Worship - Beliefs and Teachings - Issues and Action
- Catholic Giving - About USCCB Allegory of the Pot.* 1On the
tenth day of the tenth month, in the ninth year,* the word of
the LORD came to me:a 2Son of man, write down today’s date this
very day, for on this very day the king of Babylon lays siege to
Jerusalem. 3b Propose this parable to the rebellious house and
say to them: Thus says the Lord GOD: Put the pot on, put it on!
Pour in some water; 4Add to it pieces of meat, all choice
pieces; With thigh and shoulder, with choice cuts fill it.
5Choose the pick of the flock, then pile logs beneath it; Bring
it to a boil, cook all the pieces in it.c 6Therefore thus says
the Lord GOD: Woe to the city full of blood!d A pot containing
filth, whose filth cannot be removed! Take out its pieces one by
one, for no lot has fallen on their behalf. 7For her blood is
still in her midst; on a bare rock she left it; She did not pour
it on the ground to be covered with dirt.* 8To arouse wrath, to
exact vengeance,