Ezekiel 24:5

King James Version (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.

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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;

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Ezekiel 24:5 in every translation

KJV 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.
WEB World English Bible: 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.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’
ASV 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.
YLT Young's 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.
DBY 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.
WBS Webster Bible: 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.