Ezekiel 24:5
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Take 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 choice

Ezekiel 20:47 And say to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north.

Ezekiel 34:16,17,20 I will seek that which was lost: and that which was driven away, I will bring again: and I will bind up that which was broken, and I will strengthen that which was weak, and that which was fat and strong I will preserve, and I will feed them in judgment. . . .

Jeremiah 39:6 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias, in Reblatha, before his eyes: and the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Juda.

Jeremiah 52:10,24-27 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias before his eyes: and he slew all the princes of Juda in Reblatha. . . .

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who wrought signs before him, wherewith he seduced them who received the character of the beast and who adored his image. These two were cast alive into the pool of fire burning with brimstone.

burn.

Ezekiel 24:9,10 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, of which I will make a great bonfire. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Cooking Pot
4Heap together into it the pieces thereof, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder, choice pieces and full of bones. 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.6Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is in it, and its rust is not gone out of it: cast it out piece by piece, there hath no lot fallen upon it.…
Cross References
Genesis 25:29
And Jacob boiled pottage: to whom Esau, coming faint out of the field,

Jeremiah 39:6
And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias, in Reblatha, before his eyes: and the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Juda.

Jeremiah 52:10
And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Sedecias before his eyes: and he slew all the princes of Juda in Reblatha.

Jeremiah 52:24
And the general took Saraias the chief priest, and Sophonias the second priest, and the three keepers of the entry.

Lexicon
Take
לָק֔וֹחַ (lā·qō·w·aḥ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

the choicest
מִבְחַ֤ר (miḇ·ḥar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4005: Choicest, best

of the flock
הַצֹּאן֙ (haṣ·ṣōn)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

and
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

pile the fuel
דּ֥וּר (dūr)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1754: A circle, ball, pile

beneath it.
תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ (taḥ·te·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

Bring it to a boil
רְתָחֶ֔יהָ (rə·ṯā·ḥe·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7570: To boil

and
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

cook
בָּשְׁל֥וּ (bā·šə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1310: To boil up, cooking, to ripen

the bones
הָעֲצָמִ֖ים (hā·‘ă·ṣā·mîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame

in it.’
בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre


Additional Translations
Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’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.

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.

which are taken from choice cattle, and burn the bones under them: her bones are boiled and cooked in the midst of her.

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.

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.

Take 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.

Take 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 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.
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