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Ezekiel 24:4

Judgment

2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

3 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.

Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.

5 Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’

6 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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.
KJV
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
WEB
Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece: the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones.
ASV
gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
DARBY
Gather the pieces thereof into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones:
BLB
To gather its pieces to it, every good piece—thigh and shoulder; fill [it] with the choicest of limbs.
ÅB
Legg kjøttstykkene sammen i den, alle gode stykker, lår og bog! Fyll den med de beste ben!
OTB
Legg i den kjøttstykkene,
hvert godt stykke—
låret og skulderen.
Fyll den med de beste beinene;
B1930
Legg kjøttstykkene sammen i den, alle gode stykker, lår og bog! Fyll den med de beste ben!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 3:2–3

    You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.

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  • Ezekiel 22:18–22

    “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.

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  • Matthew 7:2

    For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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