Ezekiel 24:5

Ezekiel 24:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
• New International Version (NIV)take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Take the choicest one of the flock; pile the logs under it; boil it well; seethe also its bones in it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it.”

Context of Ezekiel 24:5

3Speak a parable against the rebellious house [of Judah] and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Put on a pot; put it on and also pour water into it; 4Put in it the pieces [of meat], Every good piece (the people of Jerusalem), the thigh and the shoulder; Fill it with choice bones. Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously And boil its bones in the pot.” 6‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Woe (judgment is coming) to the bloody city, To the pot in which there is rust And whose rust has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece by piece, Without making any choice. 7For her blood [that she has shed] remains in her midst; She put it on the bare rock; She did not pour it on the ground To cover it with dust.

Ezekiel 24:5 word by word

מִבְחַ֤ר הַצֹּאן֙ לָק֔וֹחַ וְגַ֛ם דּ֥וּר הָעֲצָמִ֖ים תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ רַתַּ֣ח רְתָחֶ֔יהָ גַּם־בָּשְׁל֥וּ עֲצָמֶ֖יהָ בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the choiceמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
• of the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• and burnדּוּרdûr · circleH1754
• also the bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• make it boilרָתַחrâthach · to boilH7570
• wellרֶ֫תַחrethach · boilingH7571
• and let them seetheבָּשַׁלbâshal · to boilH1310
• of it thereinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:5

• Ezekiel 20:47and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will devour every one of your green trees, as well as every one of your dry trees. The blazing flame will not be quenched and the whole surface from the south to the north will be burned by it.
• Ezekiel 34:16“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.
• Jeremiah 39:6Then at Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; the king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah.
• Jeremiah 52:10The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the princes of Judah at Riblah.
• Revelation 19:20And the beast (Antichrist) was seized and overpowered, and with him the false prophet who, in his presence, had performed [amazing] signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were hurled alive into the lake of fire which blazes with brimstone.
• Ezekiel 24:9Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the bloody city! I will also make the pile [of wood] high.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Make it boil well - Let it boil over, that its own scum may augment the fire, that the bones - the soldiers, may be seethed therein. Let its contentions, divided counsels, and disunion be the means of increasing its miseries, רתחיה רתח rattach rethacheyha, let it bubble its bubbling; something like that of the poet: - "Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble: Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." Very like the noise made by ebullition, when a pot of thick broth…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Burn - Rather, as in margin; the bones would serve for fuel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14At first, the picture of a cooking pot seems positive. It makes people think about good food and shared meals. In many cultures, a meal brings people together in peace and joy. The pot was filled with choice pieces of meat from a sacrifice. A fire burned under the pot. The meat began to cook slowly. However, like many parables, this story has a sharp ending. What should have been a good meal became rotten and unclean. The best pieces of meat went into the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. burn ... bones--rather, "pile the bones." Literally, "Let there be a round pile of the bones." therein--literally, "in the midst of it."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 24:5

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings