Ezekiel 24:5 (KJV)

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Ezekiel 24:5 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.

Old Words

seethe to boil

What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.

Matthew Henry

The fate of JerusalemThe 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...

Parallel Passages

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.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

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 say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
Ezekiel 24:9–10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. …
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 with judgment. …
Ezekiel 34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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Topics

Babylon Prophecies of conquests by
Boiling pot Parable of
Broth Symbolical
Ezekiel Employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of Jerusalem
Instruction The boiling pot
Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
Parables The boiling pot
Symbols and similitudes Cooking

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel

Strong’s Numbers

Take לָקַח lâqach
the choice מִבְחָר mibchâr
of the flock צֹאן tsôʼn
and burn דּוּר dûwr
also the bones עֶצֶם ʻetsem
under it, and make it boil רָתַח râthach
well רֶתַח rethach
and let them seethe בָּשַׁל bâshal
the bones עֶצֶם ʻetsem
of it therein תָּוֶךְ tâvek

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