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

3Tell a story to these people who refuse to obey me. Say to them, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Put the pot on the fire. Put it there now. Pour some water into the pot. 4Put the pieces of meat into it. Put in all the good pieces of meat. Put in the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with all the best bones. Use meat and bones from the best sheep. Put more wood on the fire under the pot. Cause the water in the pot to boil well. Cook the bones and the meat. 6This is what the Almighty Lord says: Terrible trouble will come to the city that is full of murderers! It is like a pot that has become dirty. Nobody has tried to clean it. Take out each piece of meat, one by one. No piece is special. 7You can see the blood of people that men killed in the city. It lies on the rocks where everyone can see it. Those murderers did not leave the blood on the ground, where dirt would hide it.

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 20:47Say to those forests, “Listen to this message from the Lord. This is what the Almighty Lord says: Listen! I will start a fire to burn you. The fire will destroy all the green trees and all the dry trees. Nobody will be able to stop that fire. From the dry land in the south, all the way to the north, the fire will burn everything.
• Ezekiel 34:16I will find the lost sheep and I will bring them back. I will cover their wounds. I will help those who are weak to become strong. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will give them justice as their food!
• Jeremiah 39:6He decided how he would punish Zedekiah. He told his soldiers to kill all Zedekiah's sons, while Zedekiah watched. Nebuchadnezzar also punished all the important men of Judah with death.
• Jeremiah 52:10He told his soldiers to kill all Zedekiah's sons, while Zedekiah watched. He also punished all the officers of Judah with death there at Riblah.
• Revelation 19:20But the rider and his army caught the wild animal. They also caught the false prophet who had done miracles to help the wild animal. He used those miracles to deceive the people who had the wild animal's mark on them. Those people worshipped his image. Now the rider and his army threw the wild animal and the false prophet into the lake of fire. They were still alive when they threw them into the lake that burns with sulphur.
• Ezekiel 24:9So this is what the Almighty Lord says: Terrible trouble will come to the city that is full of murderers! I will put more wood on the fire to destroy it.

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

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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