Ezekiel 24:4
2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
5 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.
6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
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.
Compare
- 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
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Read in contextEzekiel 22:18–22
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Read in contextMatthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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