Ezekiel 24:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² “‘Jerusalem might work hard
    to scrub away her stains.
But that ‘rust’ will not go away!
    Only the fire of punishment will remove it.

¹³ “‘You sinned against me
    and became stained with sin.
I wanted to wash you and make you clean,
    but the stains would not come out.
I will not try washing you again
    until my hot anger is finished with you!