Ezekiel 24:4

Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

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In The King James Version

Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

In Context

3Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Set on a caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it.

5Take the choice of the flock, and make under it a pile for the bones, and make it boil well, that the bones therein may be seethed.

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Cross References

Micah 3:2But ye hate what is good, and love what is evil; Ye tear from men their skin, Yea, their flesh from their bones;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:2-15

The Parable of the Boiling Pot; The Explanation of the Parable. ( b. c. 590.) 1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it,… Read the whole commentary →

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