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General Information:
Yahweh continues telling a parable to Ezekiel about a cooking pot that represents Jerusalem. This parable continues through Ezekiel 24:14. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)
the city of blood
Here "blood" is a reference to "murder." AT: "the city of murderers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
a cooking pot
Yahweh continues to compare Jerusalem to a cooking pot. AT: "it is like a cooking pot" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
rust
the red material that forms on metal. Rust eats away at metal and eventually destroys it
Take piece after piece
Yahweh does not give this command to a specific person. This is a general command given to an unspecified person within this metaphor.
but do not cast lots for it
Casting lots was a way of choosing which pieces of meat to take out, but because Yahweh wants to take out all of the pieces of meat, there is no need to cast lots.