5Take 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.


In Context

2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day.

3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:

4 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 pile also the bones under it: make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be seethed in the midst of it.

6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; no lot is fallen upon it.

7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

Ezekiel 24:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:5take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5take 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:5The 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.