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Cook the meat well, mixing in the spices; and let the bones be charred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat with many spices, and afterward burn the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil the meat well, mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Cook the meat thoroughly And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Boil the flesh well And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Boil the flesh well, And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Completely <i>cook</i> the flesh And mix in the spices And let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Heap on wood, kindle the fire, Boil the meat well [done] And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pile on the logs and kindle the fire! Cook the meat well and mix in the spices! Let the bones be burned!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pile on the logs and kindle the fire! Cook the meat well and mix in the spices! Let the bones be burned! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />so bring more wood and light it. Cook the meat and boil away the broth to let the bones scorch. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Pile it high, and light the fire. Cook the meat thoroughly, stir the mixture, and let the bones burn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Bring more wood! Fan the flames! Cook the meat! Boil away the broth! Burn up the bones! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Pile up the wood! Make the fire burn hot. Boil the meat! Mix the seasonings. Burn those bones to a crisp!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Pile up the bones, kindle the fire; cook the meat well, mix in the spices, let the bones be charred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil the meat well, and empty out the broth, and let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Heap on the wood. Make the fire hot. Boil the meat well. Make the broth thick, and let the bones be burned. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Make the wood abundant, "" Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, "" And make the compound, "" And let the bones be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Multiply the woods, kindle the fire, make ready the flesh, and spice with spicing, and the bones shall be burned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Heap together the bones, which I will burn with Are: the flesh shall be consumed, and the whole composition shall be sodden, and the bones shall be consumed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Pile together the bones, which I will burn with fire. The flesh shall be consumed, and the entire composition shall be boiled, and the bones shall deteriorate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Pile on the wood, kindle the fire. Cook the meat, stir the spicy mixture, char the bones! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Heap up the logs, kindle the fire; boil the meat well, mix in the spices, let the bones be burned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will kindle the fire, and the flesh shall be cooked and seethe, and the bones shall be burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall multiply wood and I shall kindle a fire and it shall cook flesh, and I shall heat up intense heat and the bones shall burn up<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may be consumed, and the liquor boiled away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6980" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">The Parable of the Cooking Pot</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: har·bêh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">Pile on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the logs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1814.htm" title="1814: haḏ·lêq (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To burn, hotly pursue. A primitive root; to flame.">and kindle</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: hā·’êš (Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">the fire;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: hā·ṯêm (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">cook</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: hab·bā·śār (Art:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">the meat well</a> <a href="/hebrew/7543.htm" title="7543: wə·har·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To mix or compound oil or ointment. A primitive root; to perfume.">and mix in</a> <a href="/hebrew/4841.htm" title="4841: ham·mer·qā·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- An ointment pot. Feminine of merqach; abstractly, a seasoning; concretely, an unguent-kettle.">the spices;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: wə·hā·‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fp) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">let the bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/2787.htm" title="2787: yê·ḥā·rū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be hot or scorched, to burn. A primitive root; to glow, i.e. Literally or figuratively">be burned.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29</a></span><br />The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a></span><br />But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. / And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-3.htm">Proverbs 17:3</a></span><br />A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a></span><br />so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Revelation 3:18</a></span><br />I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-10.htm">Isaiah 48:10</a></span><br />See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-7.htm">Jeremiah 9:7</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the daughter of My people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a></span><br />his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-10.htm">Psalm 66:10</a></span><br />For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-17.htm">Luke 3:17</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.</p><p class="hdg">spice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3</a></b></br> O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance <i>and</i> all thy treasures to the spoil, <i>and</i> thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Jeremiah 20:5</a></b></br> Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a></b></br> The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen <i>that</i> the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command <i>that</i> they should not enter into thy congregation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-32.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Boiling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Broth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/exodus/30-35.htm">Compound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Cook</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Heaping</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-20.htm">Heating</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Kindle</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm">Kindling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Logs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Making</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Meat</a> <a 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class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-15.htm">By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/24.htm">Ezekiel 24</a>, God is using the metaphor of a cooking pot to describe the impending siege and destruction of Jerusalem. The act of piling on logs and kindling the fire represents the escalation of divine wrath. Historically, this reflects the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, which was a period of intense suffering and destruction for the city. The imagery of fire is often used in the Bible to symbolize purification and judgment (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>).<p><b>cook the meat well and mix in the spices;</b><br>The cooking of the meat symbolizes the thoroughness of the judgment that God is bringing upon Jerusalem. The meat represents the people of Jerusalem, and the spices could symbolize the various elements of their society and culture that will be affected. This phrase suggests that the judgment will be complete and all-encompassing. In a broader biblical context, spices often denote wealth and prosperity (e.g., <a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Song of Solomon 4:14</a>), indicating that even the city's riches will not be spared.<p><b>let the bones be burned.</b><br>The burning of the bones signifies total destruction and the end of any remaining hope. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bones were often associated with the essence of life and identity. The complete burning of the bones indicates that nothing will be left of the former glory of Jerusalem. This can be connected to the broader theme of judgment found in other prophetic books, such as Jeremiah and Lamentations, where the destruction of Jerusalem is depicted as a total and devastating event. Theologically, this points to the seriousness of sin and the necessity of repentance, as well as foreshadowing the ultimate redemption and restoration through Christ, who endured judgment on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Jewish exiles in Babylon. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city under siege, representing the people of Israel who are being judged for their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The historical event where Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem, leading to its eventual destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching theme of this passage, where God uses the imagery of a boiling pot to symbolize the impending judgment on Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/symbolic_cooking.htm">Symbolic Cooking</a></b><br>The act of boiling meat and burning bones symbolizes the thoroughness and completeness of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is inevitable for those who persist in sin. Just as the fire consumes the pot, so will God's judgment consume unrepentant sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_divine_discipline.htm">The Purpose of Divine Discipline</a></b><br>God's judgment serves a purpose: to purify and refine. Like the boiling pot, it is meant to remove impurities and bring about repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of the boiling pot is a call to repentance. It urges us to examine our lives and turn away from sin before judgment comes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel are God's messengers, warning of impending judgment and calling people back to righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's actions, even in judgment, reflect His holiness and justice. We are reminded of the need to live in a way that honors His holiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_3-14_align_with_history.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological support for the events symbolized by the boiling pot imagery (Ezekiel 24:3-14), or does it contradict known facts about Jerusalem's siege?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_will_god_judge_and_restore_israel.htm">How will God's judgment and restoration manifest for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Spice it well.</span>--With <a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.">Ezekiel 24:9</a> the second part of the application of the parable begins, and is marked by great energy of description. In this verse the sense of the word translated "spice" is doubtful. If this be its true meaning, the idea must be, Go on thoroughly with the cooking; but the word is always used in connection with the preparation of compound incense or spices, and seems therefore to refer to the thoroughness of the work, and thus to mean, Boil thoroughly. In <a href="/job/41-31.htm" title="He makes the deep to boil like a pot: he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.">Job 41:31</a> (Heb. 23) its derivative is used as a simile for the raging sea. The process is to be continued until the water in the cauldron is all evaporated, the flesh consumed, and even the bones burned.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Spice it well</span>; better, <span class="accented">make thick</span> <span class="accented">the broth</span> (Revised Version). The verb is used in <a href="/exodus/30-33.htm">Exodus 30:33, 35</a>, of the concoction of the anointing oil, and the cognate adjective in <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Job 41:31</a> for the "boiling" of the water caused by the crocodile. We are reminded of the "bubble, bubble" of the witches' cauldron in 'Macbeth.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Pile on</span><br /><span class="heb">הַרְבֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(har·bêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the logs</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵצִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and kindle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְלֵ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(haḏ·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1814.htm">Strong's 1814: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn, hotly pursue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fire;</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cook</span><br /><span class="heb">הָתֵ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ṯêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete or finished</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the meat well</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּשָׂ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and mix in</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַרְקַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·har·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7543.htm">Strong's 7543: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mix or compound oil or ointment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the spices;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּרְקָחָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mer·qā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4841.htm">Strong's 4841: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seasoning, an unguentkettle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let the bones</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be burned.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵחָֽרוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḥā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2787.htm">Strong's 2787: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hot or scorched, to burn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Ezekiel 24:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:10 Heap on the wood make the fire (Ezek. 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