NET Bible
"Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up wood under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it."
— Ezekiel 24:5, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“Take the fattest of the flock, and lay together piles of bones under it: the seething thereof is boiling hot, and the bones thereof are thoroughly sodden in the midst of it.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
Recite a proverb to this rebellious house and say to them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Set on the pot, set it on, pour water in it too;
add the pieces of meat to it, every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.
Take the choice bone of the flock, heap up wood under it; boil rapidly, and boil its bones in it.
“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the city of bloodshed, the pot whose rot is in it, whose rot has not been removed from it! Empty it piece by piece. No lot has fallen on it.
For her blood was in it; she poured it on an exposed rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.
To arouse anger, to take vengeance, I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.