Ezekiel 24:10

JPS Old Testament

heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned;

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.

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

¹ And the word of the LORD came unto me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, saying: ² 'Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day; this selfsame day the king of Babylon hath invested Jerusalem. ³ And utter a parable concerning the rebellious house, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Set on the pot, set it on, and also pour water into it; ⁴ Gather into it the pieces belonging to it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. ⁵ Take the choice of the flock, and pile also the bones under it; make it boil well, that the bones thereof may also be seethed in the midst of it. ⁶ Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose filth is therein, and whose filth is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; no lot is fallen upon it. ⁷ For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; ⁸ that it might cause fury to come up, that vengeance might be taken, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered. ⁹ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great, ¹⁰ heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned;

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
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had: 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh.

Genesis 24:4
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.'

Genesis 24:5
And the servant said unto him: 'Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs bring thy son back unto the land from whence thou camest?'

Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said unto him: 'Beware thou that thou bring not my son back thither.

Genesis 24:8
And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son back thither.'

Genesis 24:9
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

Genesis 24:10
And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master's in his hand; and he arose, and went to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:22
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

Genesis 24:23
and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?'

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.