Ezekiel 24:4
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Ezekiel 24:4 in other translations
| BSB | Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones. |
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| WEB | Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece: the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones. |
| ASV | gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. |
| YLT | To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in. |
| DARBY | Gather the pieces thereof into it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones: |
| BBE | And get the bits together, the fat tail, every good part, the leg and the top part of it: make it full of the best bones. |
| Webster | Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. |
What does Ezekiel 24:4 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14
The fate of Jerusalem. (Ezek 24:1-14) The extent of the sufferings of the Jews. (Ezek 24:15-27) Verses 1-14 The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and their…
Ezekiel 24:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 24:4
- Micah 3:2-3
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
- Ezekiel 22:18-22
Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. …
- Matthew 7:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
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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:
- Ezekiel 24:4
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
- 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.
Ezekiel 24:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Junta sus piezas en ella; todas buenas piezas, pierna y espalda; hínchela de huesos escogidos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Rassembles-y ses morceaux, tous les bons morceaux, la cuisse et l’épaule; remplis-la d’os choisis, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Tue seine Stücke zusammen darein, alle guten Stücke, Lende und Schulter; fülle ihn mit den besten Knochen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Congere frusta ejus in eam, omnem partem bonam, femur et armum, electa et ossibus plena. |