Ezekiel 24:10

What does Ezekiel 24:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 24:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.9Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

v.10This passage

v.11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Lamentations 1:10

    The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: For she hath seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary, Concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thine assembly.

  • Jeremiah 20:5

    Moreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 17:3

    O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures for a spoil, and thy high places, because of sin, throughout all thy borders.

  • Lamentations 2:16

    All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide against thee; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

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