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.


In Context

2 Son of man, write for thee the name of the day — this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day —

3 and use unto the rebellious house a simile, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: To set on the pot, to set it on, and also to pour into it water,

4 To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.

5 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.

6 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood, A pot whose scum is in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.

7 For her blood in her midst hath been, On a clear place of a rock she hath set it, She hath not poured it on the earth, To cover it over 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 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 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.