Ezekiel 24:10

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Pile on the logs and kindle the fire!Cook the meat welland mix in the spices!Let the bones be burned!

Hebrew Names Version
Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

King James Version
Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

English Standard Version
Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil the meat well, mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.

New American Standard Bible
"Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Cook the meat thoroughly And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned up.

New Century Version
Pile up the wood and light the fire. Finish cooking the meat. Mix in the spices, and let the bones burn.

Amplified Bible
"Heap on wood, kindle the fire, Boil the meat well [done] And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.

World English Bible
Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Heape on much wood: kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and cast in spice, and let the bones be burnt.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Boil the flesh well And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.

Legacy Standard Bible
Heap on the wood, kindle the fire,Completely cook the fleshAnd mix in the spicesAnd let the bones be burned.

Berean Standard Bible
Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.

Contemporary English Version
so bring more wood and light it. Cook the meat and boil away the broth to let the bones scorch.

Complete Jewish Bible
heap on the wood, light it, cook the meat and add the spices — the bones can just be burned.

Darby Translation
Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil thoroughly the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

Easy-to-Read Version
Put plenty of wood under the pot. Light the fire. Cook the meat until it is well done. Mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.

George Lamsa Translation
And I will kindle the fire, and the flesh shall be cooked and seethe, and the bones shall be burned.

Good News Translation
Bring more wood! Fan the flames! Cook the meat! Boil away the broth! Burn up the bones!

Lexham English Bible
Pile up the logs; kindle the fire; finish cooking the meat, and mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned.

Literal Translation
and heap on the wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and mix in the spice, and let the bones be burned.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
beare thou ye bones together, kyndle thou the fyre, seeth the flesh, let all be well sodde, that the bones maye be suckte out.

American Standard Version
Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

Bible in Basic English
Put on much wood, heating up the fire, boiling the flesh well, and making the soup thick, and let the bones be burned.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned;

King James Version (1611)
Heape on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burnt.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And set much wood, and kindle the fire, and seeth the fleshe, & spice the pot, so that the very bones shalbe brent.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and I will multiply the wood, and kindle the fire, that the flesh may be consumed, and the liquor boiled away;

English Revised Version
Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
gadere thou togidire boonys, whiche Y schal kyndle with fier; fleischis schulen be wastid, and al the settyng togidere schal be sodun, and boonys schulen faile.

Update Bible Version
Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

Webster's Bible Translation
Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

New English Translation
Pile up the bones, kindle the fire; cook the meat well, mix in the spices, let the bones be charred.

New King James Version
Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.

New Living Translation
Yes, heap on the wood! Let the fire roar to make the pot boil. Cook the meat with many spices, and afterward burn the bones.

New Life Bible
Put on more and more wood, and make the fire burn. Boil the meat well. Mix in the spices, and let the bones be burned up.

New Revised Standard
Heap up the logs, kindle the fire; boil the meat well, mix in the spices, let the bones be burned.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Heap on the wood Kindle the fire, Consume the flesh, Yea season with spice, And let the bones be scorched.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Heap together the bones, which I will burn with fire: the flesh shall be consumed, and the whole composition shall be sodden, and the bones shall be consumed.

Revised Standard Version
Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil well the flesh, and empty out the broth, and let the bones be burned up.

Young's Literal Translation
Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.

Contextual Overview

¹The Message of God came to me in the ninth year, the tenth month, and the tenth day of the month: "Son of man, write down this date. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. Tell this company of rebels a story: "‘Put on the soup pot. Fill it with water. Put chunks of meat into it, all the choice pieces—loin and brisket. Pick out the best soup bones from the best of the sheep in the flock. Pile wood beneath the pot. Bring it to a boil and cook the soup. ⁶ "‘ God , the Master, says: "‘Doom to the city of murder, to the pot thick with scum, thick with a filth that can't be scoured. Empty the pot piece by piece; don't bother who gets what. ⁷"‘The blood from murders has stained the whole city; Blood runs bold on the street stones, with no one bothering to wash it off— Blood out in the open to public view to provoke my wrath, to trigger my vengeance. ⁹"‘Therefore, this is what God , the Master, says: "‘Doom to the city of murder! I, too, will pile on the wood. Stack the wood high, light the match, Cook the meat, spice it well, pour out the broth, and then burn the bones. Then I'll set the empty pot on the coals and heat it red-hot so the bronze glows, So the germs are killed and the corruption is burned off. But it's hopeless. It's too far gone. The filth is too thick. ¹³"‘Your encrusted filth is your filthy sex. I wanted to clean you up, but you wouldn't let me. I'll make no more attempts at cleaning you up until my anger quiets down. I, God , have said it, and I'll do it. I'm not holding back. I've run out of compassion. I'm not changing my mind. You're getting exactly what's coming to you. Decree of God , the Master.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

spice: Jeremiah 17:3, Jeremiah 20:5, Lamentations 1:10, Lamentations 2:16

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 21:13 - I will wipe Ezekiel 24:5 - burn

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and Sarai his daughter-in-law (his son Abram's wife) and set out with them from Ur of the Chaldees for the land of Canaan. But when they got as far as Haran, they settled down there.

Genesis 24:2
Abraham spoke to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of everything he had, "Put your hand under my thigh and swear by God —God of Heaven, God of Earth—that you will not get a wife for my son from among the young women of the Canaanites here, but will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my son Isaac."

Genesis 24:5
The servant answered, "But what if the woman refuses to leave home and come with me? Do I then take your son back to your home country?"

Genesis 24:6
Abraham said, "Oh no. Never. By no means are you to take my son back there. God , the God of Heaven, took me from the home of my father and from the country of my birth and spoke to me in solemn promise, ‘I'm giving this land to your descendants.' This God will send his angel ahead of you to get a wife for my son. And if the woman won't come, you are free from this oath you've sworn to me. But under no circumstances are you to take my son back there."

Genesis 24:9
So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn oath.

Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of his master's camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, "O God , God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,' and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels'—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I'll know that you're working graciously behind the scenes for my master."

Genesis 24:22
When the camels had finished drinking, the man brought out gifts, a gold nose ring weighing a little over a quarter of an ounce and two arm bracelets weighing about four ounces, and gave them to her. He asked her, "Tell me about your family? Whose daughter are you? Is there room in your father's house for us to stay the night?"

Genesis 29:1
Jacob set out again on his way to the people of the east. He noticed a well out in an open field with three flocks of sheep bedded down around it. This was the common well from which the flocks were watered. The stone over the mouth of the well was huge. When all the flocks were gathered, the shepherds would roll the stone from the well and water the sheep; then they would return the stone, covering the well.

1 Chronicles 19:6
When it dawned on the Ammonites that as far as David was concerned, they stank to high heaven, they hired, at a cost of a thousand talents of silver (thirty-seven and a half tons!), chariots and horsemen from the Arameans of Naharaim, Maacah, and Zobah—thirty-two thousand chariots and drivers; plus the king of Maacah with his troops who came and set up camp at Medeba; the Ammonites, too, were mobilized from their cities and got ready for battle.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Heap on wood, kindle the fire,.... This is said either to the prophet, to do this in an emblematic way; or to the Chaldean army, to prepare for the siege, encompass the city, begin their attacks, and throw in their stones out of their slings and engines, and arrows from their bows:

consume the flesh; not entirely, since it is afterwards to be spiced; but thoroughly boil it; denoting the severe sufferings the inhabitants should undergo before their utter ruin:

spice it well; pepper them off; batter their walls, beat down their houses, distress them by all manner of ways and means; signifying that this would be grateful to the Lord, as his justice would be glorified in the destruction of this people; and as the plunder of them would be like a spiced and sweet morsel to the enemy; whose appetites would hereby be sharpened and become keen, and to whom the sacking and plundering the city would be as agreeable as well seasoned meat to a hungry man:

and let the bones be burnt; either under it, or rather in it; even the strongest and most powerful among the people destroyed, who should hold out the longest in the siege. The Targum of the whole is,

"multiply kings; gather an army; order the auxiliaries, and prepare against her warriors, and let her mighty ones be confounded.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Consume ... spice it well - i. e., “dress the flesh, and make it froth and bubble, that the bones and the flesh may be all boiled up together.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 24:10. Heap on wood — Let the siege be severe, the carnage great, and the ruin and catastrophe complete.