Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Take the choicest of the flock,
And also pile wood under the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also seethe its bones in it.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Take the choicest of the flock
and also pile up the fuel under it.
Bring it to a boil
and cook the bones in it.”

International Standard Version

Take the best bones from the flock, pile wood under the pot for the bones, bring it to a boil, and then cook the bones in it."'"

A Conservative Version

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 of it be boiled in the midst of it.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified


“Take the choicest of the flock,
And also pile wood under the pot.
Make it boil vigorously
And boil its bones in the pot.”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

Take the choice of the flock and also wheel the bones under it, boil its boilings; also they cooked the bones in the midst of it

King James 2000

Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe its bones in it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones under it; {boil it vigorously}; indeed, its bones boiled in the midst of it." '"

Modern King James verseion

Take the choice of the flock, and also burn the bones under it; make it boil high, and let them boil its bones in it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Take one of the best sheep, and a heap of bones withal: let it boil well, and let the bones seethe well therein.

NET Bible

Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up bones under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it.

New Heart English Bible

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 Emphasized Bible

Take of the choice of the rock, Moreover also pe of bones place under it,- Bo the pieces thereof, Yea let the bones of it seethe in the midst thereof.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

the choice
מבחר 
Mibchar 
Usage: 11

of the flock
צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

and burn
דּוּר 
Duwr 
Usage: 2

also the bones
עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

under it, and make it boil
רתח 
Rathach 
Usage: 3

רתח 
Rethach 
Usage: 1

בּשׁל 
Bashal 
Usage: 28

the bones
עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

References

Context Readings

The Boiling Pot And The Death Of Ezekiel's Wife

4 gather her pieces of meat into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 5 “Take the choicest of the flock,
And also pile wood under the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also seethe its bones in it.”
6 For thus hath the Lord GOD said: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein and whose scum is not gone out of it! For her pieces, because of her pieces let it be removed; let no lot fall upon it.


Cross References

Jeremiah 52:10

And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

Jeremiah 52:24-27

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door.

Jeremiah 39:6

Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

Ezekiel 20:47

and thou shalt say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD. Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I kindle a fire in thee, which shall devour every green tree in thee and every dry tree; the flame of the fire shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

Ezekiel 24:9-10

Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Woe to the bloody city! I will also make a great fire,

Ezekiel 34:16-17

I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them in judgment.

Ezekiel 34:20

Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and between the lean sheep,

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken and with it the false prophet that wrought miracles in its presence, with which he had deceived those that had taken the mark of the beast and had worshipped its image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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