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


In Context

2 "Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

3 Tell this rebellious house a parable and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it.

4 Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces-the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;

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

6 " 'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Empty it piece by piece without casting lots for them.

7 " 'For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it.

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 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:5Take 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.

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.