Ezekiel 24:5
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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 24 connects to 10 cross-references. The day Nebuchadnezzar lays siege to Jerusalem is the day God commands Ezekiel to write down. The allegory of the rusty cooking pot with choice pieces of meat represents Jerusalem that cannot be cleansed. God takes Ezekiel's wife — the …
Other Translations
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.
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.
Take the best of the flock, put much wood under it: see that its bits are boiling well; let the bones be cooked inside it.
Cross References
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus …
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers …
And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of …
Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon …
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived …
Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between …
And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between …
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that …
Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.