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Ezekiel 24:5

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also seethe its bones in it.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— take the choice of the flock; and also [put] a pile of wood under it, for the bones; make it boil well, and let the bones of it seethe therein.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Take, of the choice of the rock, Moreover also, a pile of bones [place] under it,—Boil the pieces thereof, Yea, let the bones of it seethe, in the midst thereof.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— 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.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Take one of the best sheepe, and burne also the bones vnder it, and make it boyle well, and seethe the bones of it therein,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Take the choice of the flocke, and burne also the bones vnder it, [and] make it boyle well, and let him seethe the bones of it therein.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And burn also the bones under the pot, and make it boil well, and let the bones seethe in it.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— [which are] taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them: her bones are boiled and cooked in the midst of her.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Take 3947
{3947} Prime
לָקַח
laqach
{law-kakh'}
A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
the choice 4005
{4005} Prime
מִבְחָר
mibchar
{mib-khawr'}
From H0977; select, that is, best.
of the flock, 6629
{6629} Prime
צֹאן
tso'n
{tsone}
From an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men).
and burn y1754
[1754] Standard
דּוּר
duwr
{dure}
From H1752; a circle, ball or pile.
x1752
(1752) Complement
דּוּר
duwr
{dure}
A primitive root; properly to gyrate (or move in a circle), that is, to remain.
also x1571
(1571) Complement
גַּם
gam
{gam}
By contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correlation both... and.
the bones 6106
{6106} Prime
עֶצֶם
`etsem
{eh'-tsem}
From H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension the body; figuratively the substance, that is, (as pronoun) selfsame.
under x8478
(8478) Complement
תַּחַת
tachath
{takh'-ath}
From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
it, [and] make it boil 7570
{7570} Prime
רָתַח
rathach
{raw-thakh'}
A primitive root; to boil.
z8761
<8761> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 446
well, 7571
{7571} Prime
רֶתַח
rethach
{reh'-thakh}
From H7570; a boiling.
and x1571
(1571) Complement
גַּם
gam
{gam}
By contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correlation both... and.
let them seethe 1310
{1310} Prime
בָּשַׁל
bashal
{baw-shal'}
A primitive root; properly to boil up; hence to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
the bones 6106
{6106} Prime
עֶצֶם
`etsem
{eh'-tsem}
From H6105; a bone (as strong); by extension the body; figuratively the substance, that is, (as pronoun) selfsame.
of it therein. 8432
{8432} Prime
תָּוֶךְ
tavek
{taw'-vek}
From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, that is, (by implication) the centre.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ezekiel 24:5

_ _ burn ... bones — rather, “pile the bones.” Literally, “Let there be a round pile of the bones.”

_ _ therein — literally, “in the midst of it.”

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezekiel 24:5

The bones — Not of the pieces to be boiled, but of the many innocents murdered in Jerusalem; for their blood crieth for vengeance, and their bones scattered on the face of the earth, will both make and maintain this fire.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Ezekiel 24:5

Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the (e) bones under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them boil its bones in it.

(e) Meaning, of the innocents whom they had slain, who were the cause of the kindling of God's wrath against them.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
the choice:

Ezekiel 20:47 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.
Ezekiel 34:16-17 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. ... And [as for] you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.
Ezekiel 34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, [even] I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Jeremiah 39:6 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.
Jeremiah 52:10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
Jeremiah 52:24-27 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: ... And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

burn:
or, heap,
Ezekiel 24:9-10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. ... Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
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Jr 39:6; 52:10, 24. Ezk 20:47; 24:9; 34:16, 20. Rv 19:20.

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