Ezekiel 24:4
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
American Standard Version (ASV)
gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And get the bits together, the fat tail, every good part, the leg and the top part of it: make it full of the best bones.
Webster's Revision
Gather its pieces into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
World English Bible
gather its pieces into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
English Revised Version (ERV)
gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Barnes's Ezekiel 24:4 Bible Commentary
The pieces thereof - Or, that belong to it; i. e., the pieces which are designed for the caldron, and belong to it as the inhabitants belong to the city. The choice pieces are the choice members of the community Ezekiel 11:3.
Wesley's Ezekiel 24:4 Bible Commentary
24:4 Every good piece - All the chief of the inhabitants of the land, the wealthiest, who will fly from their country - houses to live in safety in Jerusalem: the most war - like, who will betake themselves to Jerusalem for its defence. Fill it - With those pieces that are biggest, fullest of marrow, and which are divided according to the bones; these are the principal members of the state, the king, princes, priests, magistrates, and the most wealthy citizens.
