Today: [Ezekiel 22] Jerusalem Becomes a Cauldron of Judgment. In ch. 21 of Ezekiel the prophet declares that the siege of the Chaldeans will be as a cauldron of motel metal to the people within the walls of Jerusalem. The people are to be as dross that will be exposed by great heat to be scattered to the winds among the nations. God had commanded them through Jeremiah to willingly surrender to the Babylonians, but because they refused they will now be compelled to obey by the hand of God.