Ezekiel 24:5

Take of the choice of the rock, Moreover also pile of bones place under it,- Boil the pieces thereof, Yea let the bones of it seethe in the midst thereof.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Gather the pieces thereof into it, Every good piece thigh and shoulder, With the choice of the bones, fill it:

6Wherefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Woe! city of bloodshed. The caldron whose scum is in it, and whose scum, hath not gone out of it: Piece by piece, bring it out, There hath fallen thereon no lot.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 39:6And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah, in Riblah before his eyes,—and all the nobles of Judah, did the king of Babylon slay;

Jeremiah 52:24And the chief of the royal executioners, took away, Seraiah the first priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest,—and the three keepers of the entrance-hall;

Ezekiel 24:9Wherefore Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Woe! city of bloodshed,—Even I myself, will make large the pile.

Ezekiel 34:20Therefore Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, unto them: Here am I myself. Therefore will I judge between fat sheep and lean sheep,

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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