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

3Utter a parable concerning the rebellious house. Say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Put on the pot, put it on and then pour water into it. 4Gather the pieces into it, every good piece —thigh and shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones. Take the choicest of the flock and pile the bones under it; bring it to a rolling boil, so that its bones also seethe in it.’” 6Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Oy to the city of bloodshed, to the pot whose corrosion is in it, whose rust will not come off it! Draw it out piece by piece —no lot would fall for it. 7For her bloodshed is in her midst. She put it on the bare rock; she did not pour it upon 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 34:16“I will seek the lost, bring back the stray, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will tend them with justice.
• Jeremiah 39:6The king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes. Moreover, the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
• Jeremiah 52:10At Riblah, the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and also all the Judean leaders.
• Revelation 19:20Then the beast was captured, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs before him by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, as well as those who had worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
• Ezekiel 24:9Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Oy to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile great,

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

• Boiling Pot
• Broth
• Ezekiel
• Instruction
• Parables
• Symbols and Similitudes

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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