And (A)utter a parable to (B)the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God:

“Set on (C)the pot, set it on;
    pour in water also;
put in it the pieces of meat,
    all the good pieces, (D)the thigh and the shoulder;
    fill it with choice bones.
Take the choicest one of the flock;
    pile the logs[a] under it;
boil it well;
    seethe also its bones in it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:5 Compare verse 10; Hebrew the bones

Tell this rebellious people(A) a parable(B) and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Put on the cooking pot;(C) put it on
    and pour water into it.
Put into it the pieces of meat,
    all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder.
Fill it with the best of these bones;(D)
    take the pick of the flock.(E)
Pile wood beneath it for the bones;
    bring it to a boil
    and cook the bones in it.(F)

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