New King James Version
Ezekiel 24:4
4Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts;
Ezekiel 24:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
- New International Version (NIV)Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;
- English Standard Version (ESV)put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Fill it with choice pieces of meat— the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.
Context of Ezekiel 24:4
2“Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day—the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day. 3And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Put on a pot, set it on, And also pour water into it. Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts; 5Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it.” 6‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen.
Read all of Ezekiel 24Ezekiel 24:4 word by word
אֱסֹ֤ף נְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כָּל־נֵ֥תַח ט֖וֹב יָרֵ֣ךְ וְכָתֵ֑ף מִבְחַ֥ר עֲצָמִ֖ים מַלֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:4
- Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver.
- Micah 3:2You who hate good and love evil; Who strip the skin from My people, And the flesh from their bones;
- Matthew 7:2For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The pieces thereof - Or, that belong to it; i. e., the pieces which are designed for the caldron, and belong to it as the inhabitants belong to the city. The choice pieces are the choice members of the community Ezekiel 11:3.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. 44. pieces thereof--those which properly belong to it, as its own. every good piece ... choice bones--that is, the most distinguished of the people. The "choice bones" in the pot have flesh adhering to them. The bones under the pot (Eze 24:5) are those having no flesh and used as fuel, answering to the poorest who suffer first, and are put out of pain sooner than the rich who endure what answers to the slower process of boiling.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
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