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Fill it with the best of these bones;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Fill it with choice pieces of meat— the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Gather the pieces thereof into it, <i>even</i> every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill <i>it</i> with the choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Gather pieces <i>of meat</i> in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill <i>it</i> with choice cuts;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put in it the pieces of meat, Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; Fill <i>it</i> with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Put in it the pieces, Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; Fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Put in it the pieces, Every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; Fill <i>it</i> with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Put in it the pieces, Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; Fill <i>it</i> with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Put in it the pieces [of meat], Every good piece (the people of Jerusalem), the thigh and the shoulder; Fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Place the pieces of meat in it, every good piece — thigh and shoulder. Fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Place the pieces of meat in it, every good piece— thigh and shoulder. Fill it with choice bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Throw in the legs and shoulders of your finest sheep and put in the juicy bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cut the meat into pieces, all the best pieces, the thigh and shoulder. Fill the pot with the meatiest bones<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Put in the best pieces of meat--the shoulders and the legs--fill it with choice bony pieces too. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Gather together the best pieces of meat on it— including the thighs and the shoulders— and fill it with the choicest bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece?thigh and shoulder?fill it with choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />add the pieces of meat to it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />gather its pieces into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece: the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To gather its pieces to it, every good piece, "" Thigh and shoulder, to fill in the choice of the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Gather its pieces into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill with the choice of the bones.<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 into if the pieces thereof, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, choice pieces and full of bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Pile together within it every morsel, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, the choice pieces and those full of bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Add to it pieces of meat, all choice pieces; With thigh and shoulder, with choice cuts fill it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />put in it the pieces, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And put into it pieces of meat which are good and fat, a shoulder whose bone is broken from the choicest of the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And cast into it pieces that are good and fat, the shoulder of the choicest of sheep that has its bone taken out<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Gather into it the pieces belonging to it, Even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; Fill it with the choice bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and put the pieces into it, every prime piece, the leg and shoulder taken off from the bones,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-4.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=6917" 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">3</span>Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ’ĕ·sōp̄ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">Put in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5409.htm" title="5409: nə·ṯā·ḥe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A piece (of a divided carcass). From nathach; a fragment.">the pieces</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. ">of meat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/5409.htm" title="5409: nê·ṯaḥ (N-ms) -- A piece (of a divided carcass). From nathach; a fragment.">piece—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3409.htm" title="3409: yā·rêḵ (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh; by euphem. The generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side.">thigh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: wə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">and shoulder—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mal·lê (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">fill</a> <a href="/hebrew/4005.htm" title="4005: miḇ·ḥar (N-msc) -- Choicest, best. From bachar; select, i.e. Best.">it with choice</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘ă·ṣā·mîm (N-fp) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">bones.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’…<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/31-9.htm">Isaiah 31:9</a></span><br />Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/micah/3-2.htm">Micah 3:2-3</a></span><br />You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Nahum 3:14-15</a></span><br />Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln! / There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and consume you like a young locust. Make yourself many like the young locust; make yourself many like the swarming locust!<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="/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="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-3</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. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a></span><br />The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.<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="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49-50</a></span><br />So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous / and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-16.htm">Luke 3:16-17</a></span><br />John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. / 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.”<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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a></b></br> Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they <i>are</i> brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are <i>even</i> the dross of silver… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Micah 3:2,3</a></b></br> Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></b></br> For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Best</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-11.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-7.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-20.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-25.htm">Good</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-6.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm">Tail</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Top</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-16.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Best</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Bits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Choice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-22.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/revelation/12-4.htm">Tail</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Thigh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Top</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Under the parable of a boiling pot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span 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'; 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The "pieces of meat" represent the inhabitants of Jerusalem, who are about to face judgment. In the context of Ezekiel's prophecies, the meat symbolizes the people who will be caught in the coming siege. This imagery is consistent with the use of metaphorical language throughout the book of Ezekiel, where physical actions often represent spiritual truths or forthcoming events.<p><b>every good piece—thigh and shoulder</b><br>The "thigh and shoulder" are considered the choicest parts of an animal, indicating the strength and prominence of the people of Jerusalem. In ancient Israelite culture, these parts were often reserved for special offerings or for the priests, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/7-32.htm">Leviticus 7:32-33</a>. This suggests that those who are considered strong or important in society will not be spared from the impending judgment. The emphasis on "good pieces" underscores the completeness of the coming destruction, affecting all levels of society.<p><b>fill it with choice bones</b><br>The "choice bones" further emphasize the completeness and thoroughness of the judgment. Bones, in this context, can symbolize the structure and support of the community, indicating that even the foundational elements of society will be affected. This imagery is reminiscent of the valley of dry bones in <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, where bones represent the whole house of Israel. The use of "choice" suggests that what is considered valuable or strong will be broken down, aligning with the theme of divine judgment and the dismantling of false security.<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 under siege, symbolized by the cooking pot in Ezekiel's vision, representing the impending judgment and destruction.<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 fall and the exile of its people.<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 cooking pot to symbolize the purification and judgment of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cooking_pot.htm">The Cooking Pot</a></b><br>A metaphor for Jerusalem, where the pieces of meat represent the inhabitants who will face God's refining fire.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_judgment.htm">Understanding God's Judgment</a></b><br>Recognize that God's judgment is not arbitrary but serves a purpose of purification and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolism in Prophecy</a></b><br>Appreciate the use of vivid imagery in biblical prophecy to convey deeper spiritual truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Acknowledge the courage and obedience required of prophets like Ezekiel to deliver difficult messages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Consider areas in our lives where God might be using trials to refine and purify us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Remember that God's ultimate goal is not destruction but the restoration and renewal of His people.<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_are_the_signs_of_the_end_times.htm">What are the signs of the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_33__reconcile_themes_with_others.htm">Ezekiel 33 (overall) - How do we reconcile the moral and prophetic themes here with other biblical prophecies that appear contradictory or unfulfilled?</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/why_no_extrabiblical_reaction_to_ezekiel_12.htm">If God intended Ezekiel's symbolic actions in Ezekiel 12:6-7 to be a warning for all, why is there no extrabiblical evidence of widespread awareness or reaction?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">The pieces thereof.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">its pieces, </span>the pieces which pertain to the cauldron, the Jews, whose centre and capital is Jerusalem. This was the natural effect of Nebuchadnezzar's campaign; the people from every side sought refuge in the city. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm" title="But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.">Jeremiah 35:11</a>.) The mention of the "good piece," "the choice bones," and "the choice of the flock" (<a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 24:5</a>), is not for the purpose of designating any particular class, but only to emphasise that all, even the best, are to be included.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-4.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">Put in</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱסֹ֤ף</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·sōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pieces</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(nə·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_5409.htm">Strong's 5409: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piece (of a divided carcass)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of meat,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֖וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">piece—</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֥תַח</span> <span class="translit">(nê·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5409.htm">Strong's 5409: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piece (of a divided carcass)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thigh</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרֵ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3409.htm">Strong's 3409: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thigh,loin, flank, side</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and shoulder—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָתֵ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·ṯêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> </span><span class="str2">The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fill</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלֵּֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(mal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it with choice</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְחַ֥ר</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">bones.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Ezekiel 24:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:4 Gather its pieces into it even every (Ezek. 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