Speak a (A)parable to the (B)rebellious house and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord [a]God,

“Put on the (C)pot, put it on and also pour water in it;
[b](D)Put in it the pieces,
Every good piece, the thigh and the shoulder;
Fill it with choice bones.
“Take the (E)choicest of the flock,
And also pile [c]wood under [d]the pot.
Make it boil vigorously.
Also seethe its bones in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 24:4 Lit Gather her pieces
  3. Ezekiel 24:5 Lit bones
  4. Ezekiel 24:5 Lit it