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Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Use only the best sheep from the flock, and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Take the choicest one of the flock; pile the logs under it; boil it well; seethe also its bones in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, <i>and</i> make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock. Also pile <i>fuel</i> bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Take the choicest of the flock, And also stack wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also boil its bones in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also seethe its bones in it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also seethe its bones in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it seethe vigorously. Also boil its bones in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously And boil its bones in the pot.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the choicest of the flock and also pile up the fuel under it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the choicest of the flock and also pile up the fuel under it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the caldron; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Pile wood underneath the pot, and let the meat and bones boil until they are done." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, and pile also the bones under it: make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be seethed in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />selected from the best sheep. Pile wood under the pot. Bring the mixture in the pot to a boil. Cook the bones that are in it well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Use the meat of the finest sheep; pile the wood under the pot. Let the water boil; boil the bones and the meat." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Take the best bones from the flock, pile wood under the pot for the bones, bring it to a boil, and then cook the bones in it."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up bones under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the caldron; make it boil well; yes, let its bones be boiled in its midst."'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them boil its bones in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the cauldron. Make it boil well. Yes, let its bones be boiled within it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To take the choice of the flock, "" And also to pile the bones under it, "" Boil it thoroughly, indeed, cook its bones in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The choice of the flock to take, And also to pile of the bones under it, Boil it thoroughly, yea, cook its bones in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock and also wheel the bones under it, boil its boilings; also they cooked the bones in the midst of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Take the fattest of the flock, and lay together piles of bones under it: the seething thereof is boiling hot, and the bones thereof are thoroughly sodden in the midst of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Take the fattest from the flock, and arrange also a heap of bones under it. Its cooking has boiled over, and its bones in its midst have been thoroughly cooked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Choose the pick of the flock, then pile logs beneath it; Bring it to a boil, cook all the pieces in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Take the choicest one of the flock, pile the logs under it; boil its pieces, seethe also its bones in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And burn also the bones under the pot, and make it boil well, and let the bones seethe in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Set ablaze the bones under the pot and burn them under it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take the choice of the flock, And pile also the bones under it; Make it boil well, That the bones thereof may also be seethed in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>which are</i> taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them: her bones are boiled and cooked in the midst of her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-5.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=6925" 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">4</span>Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qō·w·aḥ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/4005.htm" title="4005: miḇ·ḥar (N-msc) -- Choicest, best. From bachar; select, i.e. Best.">the choicest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">of the flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1754.htm" title="1754: dūr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A circle, ball. From duwr; a circle, ball or pile.">pile the fuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: hā·‘ă·ṣā·mîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·te·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">beneath it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7571.htm" title="7571: rə·ṯā·ḥe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A boiling. From rathach; a boiling.">Bring it to a boil</a> <a href="/hebrew/7570.htm" title="7570: rat·taḥ (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To boil. A primitive root; to boil."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1310.htm" title="1310: bā·šə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To boil, seethe, grow ripe. A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.">cook</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘ă·ṣā·me·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">the bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in it.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.…<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/1-13.htm">Jeremiah 1:13-14</a></span><br />Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot,” I replied, “and it is tilting toward us from the north.” / Then the LORD said to me, “Disaster from the north will be poured out on all who live in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a></span><br />The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Jeremiah 7:29-34</a></span><br />Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ / For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. / They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-14</a></span><br />At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. / Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Jeremiah 19:6-9</a></span><br />So behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when this place will no longer be called Topheth or the Valley of Ben-hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. / And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. / I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29-33</a></span><br />For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’ / So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1-3</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-4.htm">Lamentations 2:4-5</a></span><br />He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion. / The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7-8</a></span><br />Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests. / “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2-14</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-9.htm">Revelation 6:9-11</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. / And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?” / Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4-5</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a></span><br />For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the choice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Ezekiel 20:47</a></b></br> And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16,17,20</a></b></br> I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up <i>that which was</i> broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Jeremiah 39:6</a></b></br> Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">burn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-9.htm">Ezekiel 24:9,10</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! 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In biblical context, the "choicest" often refers to offerings that are pure and without blemish, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a>. This selection underscores the severity of the judgment coming upon Jerusalem, as even the most esteemed will not be spared. Historically, the leaders and influential figures were often the first to face consequences during times of national crisis.<p><b>and pile the fuel beneath it.</b><br>The act of piling fuel suggests intensifying the heat, symbolizing the intensification of God's judgment. In ancient Near Eastern practices, fuel was often wood or dried dung, used to sustain a strong fire. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic theme of purification through fire, as seen in <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, where fire refines and purifies. The piling of fuel indicates a deliberate and thorough process, emphasizing the completeness of the impending judgment.<p><b>Bring it to a boil</b><br>Boiling represents the process of judgment reaching its peak. In the cultural context, boiling was a method used to prepare sacrifices, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-14</a>. This imagery suggests that the judgment is not only thorough but also transformative, as boiling changes the state of the contents. The boiling pot is a recurring symbol in Ezekiel, representing Jerusalem under siege (<a href="/ezekiel/11-3.htm">Ezekiel 11:3-12</a>), indicating the city's impending destruction and the purging of its impurities.<p><b>and cook the bones in it.</b><br>Cooking the bones signifies the totality of the judgment, leaving nothing untouched. In ancient practices, bones were often used to make broth, extracting every bit of nourishment, symbolizing the exhaustive nature of God's judgment. This phrase connects to the idea of complete consumption, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Jeremiah 19:11</a>, where the breaking of a pot signifies irreversible destruction. The bones, often seen as the last remnants, being cooked, indicate that no part of the community will escape the purifying judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city symbolized by the cooking pot, representing the impending judgment and destruction due to the people's unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flock.htm">The Flock</a></b><br>Represents the people of Israel, particularly the leaders and those considered the best among them, who are subject to God's judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cooking_pot.htm">The Cooking Pot</a></b><br>A metaphor for Jerusalem, where the people are being "cooked" or judged for their sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The historical event during which Jerusalem was besieged and eventually destroyed by the Babylonians, fulfilling the prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is not arbitrary but a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a call to repentance and a return to righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leaders.htm">The Role of Leaders</a></b><br>The "choicest of the flock" signifies that leaders and those in positions of influence are held to a higher standard and are accountable for their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purification_through_trials.htm">Purification through Trials</a></b><br>Just as the boiling pot purifies, trials and challenges in our lives can serve to refine our character and faith, drawing us closer to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The imagery of the cooking pot reminds us that sin has serious consequences, and ignoring God's warnings can lead to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage focuses on judgment, it is part of a larger account that includes the promise of restoration and renewal for those who turn back to God.<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/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/does_ezekiel_5_2-4_contradict_purity_laws.htm">In Ezekiel 5:2-4, does the command to burn, scatter, and bind hair contradict other biblical teachings on ritual purity or symbolism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_jesus_say_about_hell.htm">How does biblical stewardship relate to flock management?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">Burn also the bones under it.</span>--It is uncertain whether this is or is not the exact sense. The word for "burn" means, as is shown in the margin, <span class= "ital">heap, </span>and is a noun. This is taken by many with a verb implied, in the sense of "make a heap of wood to burn the bones." On the other hand, the sense of the text is that given in most of the ancient versions, and it is certain that bones, before the fat is extracted, may be used for fuel. It is better, therefore, to translate quite literally, <span class= "ital">heap the bones under it, </span>leaving the same ambiguity as in the original as to whether the bones are to be burned upon the fuel or themselves used for fuel. In either case, the bones are those which are left after <span class= "ital">"</span>the good pieces" have been put into the cauldron. No part of the people shall escape; the refuse alike with the choice is doomed to destruction.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Burn also the bones under it; better</span>, with the Vulgate and Revised Version, <span class="accented">pile the bones</span>. The bones of animals were often used as fuel. Currey quotes an interesting passage from Livingstone's 'Last Journal,' 1. p. 347, narrating how, when the supply of ordinary fuel failed, he made his steamer work with the bones of elephants. See a like practice among the Scythians (Herod., 4:61). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-5.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">Take</span><br /><span class="heb">לָק֔וֹחַ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qō·w·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the choicest</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְחַ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(miḇ·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4005.htm">Strong's 4005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Choicest, best</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the flock</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּאן֙</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pile the fuel</span><br /><span class="heb">דּ֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(dūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1754.htm">Strong's 1754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, ball, pile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beneath it.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·te·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bring it to a boil</span><br /><span class="heb">רְתָחֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ṯā·ḥe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7570.htm">Strong's 7570: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cook</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּשְׁל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·šə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1310.htm">Strong's 1310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To boil up, cooking, to ripen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bones</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֲצָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ă·ṣā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">in it.’</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Ezekiel 24:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:5 Take the choice of the flock (Ezek. 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