Ezekiel 24:5
Ezekiel 24:1-5 The Message (MSG)
The Message of GOD came to me in the ninth year, the tenth month, and the tenth day of the month: “Son of man, write down this date. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. Tell this company of rebels a story: “‘Put on the soup pot. Fill it with water. Put chunks of meat into it, all the choice pieces—loin and brisket. Pick out the best soup bones from the best of the sheep in the flock. Pile wood beneath the pot. Bring it to a boil and cook the soup.
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.
Ezekiel 24:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously. Also seethe its bones in it.”
Ezekiel 24:5 New Century Version (NCV)
Take the best of the flock, and pile wood under the pot. Boil the pieces of meat until even the bones are cooked.
Ezekiel 24:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Ezekiel 24:5 New International Version (NIV)
take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.
Ezekiel 24:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it.”
Ezekiel 24:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Take the choicest of the flock, And also pile wood under the pot. Make it boil vigorously And boil its bones in the pot.”
Ezekiel 24:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
Use only the best sheep from the flock, and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot. Bring the pot to a boil, and cook the bones along with the meat.
Ezekiel 24:4-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Take one of the best of the flock, kill it, cut it in pieces, then put the best pieces in the pot — the thighs, the shoulders, and the choicest joints. Fill the pot with the most tender cuts, pile firewood underneath it and boil it until the bones are thoroughly cooked.