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Ezekiel 24:5 Meaning

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.

Context Explained

3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

5Take 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.

6Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

7For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

Key Themes

sacrificejudgmentdestruction

Related Cross References

  • Leviticus 1:9

    Both verses discuss the preparation of offerings, though in different contexts.

  • Hebrews 10:4

    This verse highlights the insufficiency of animal sacrifices compared to Christ's sacrifice.

Source: Ezekiel 24:5