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Ezekiel 24:5 - Compare All Versions

Ezekiel 24:5 NIV (New International Version)

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 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Take the choicest one of the flock; pile the logs under it; boil it well; seethe also its bones in it.

Ezekiel 24:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

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 24:5 CSB (Christian Standard 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.

Ezekiel 24:5 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.

Ezekiel 24:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

Take the choice of the flock. Also pile fuel bones under it, Make it boil well, And let the cuts simmer in it.”

Ezekiel 24:1-5 MSG (The Message)

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 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

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

Ezekiel 24:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

“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 NET (New English Translation)

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