Take the (A)choicest of the flock,
And also stack [a]wood under [b]the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also boil its bones in it.”

‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

“Woe to the (B)bloody city,
To the pot in which there is rust
And whose rust has not gone out of it!
Take out of it piece after piece,
[c]Without making a choice.
For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not (C)pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:5 Cf. v 10; MT bones
  2. Ezekiel 24:5 Lit it
  3. Ezekiel 24:6 Lit No lot has fallen on it

    take the pick of the flock.(A)
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
    bring it to a boil
    and cook the bones in it.(B)

“‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Woe(C) to the city of bloodshed,(D)
    to the pot now encrusted,
    whose deposit will not go away!
Take the meat out piece by piece
    in whatever order(E) it comes.(F)

“‘For the blood she shed is in her midst:
    She poured it on the bare rock;
she did not pour it on the ground,
    where the dust would cover it.(G)

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