Ezekiel 24:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ezekiel 24:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 24:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 24:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the cauldron. Make it boil well. Yes, let its bones be boiled within it.””
Ezekiel 24:5 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 24:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Take 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. ”
Ezekiel 24:5 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 24:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Ezekiel 24:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 24:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“take 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. ”
Ezekiel 24:5 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 24:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Take one of the best sheepe, and burne also the bones vnder it, and make it boyle well, and seethe the bones of it therein,”
Ezekiel 24:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 24:5 in Context — Ezekiel 24
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:
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 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.
7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
What Does Ezekiel 24:5 Mean?
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