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Ezekiel 24

Ezekiel 24:4

The Parable of the Cooking Pot · Ezekiel 24:1–14
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Translations

Modern
Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
Traditional
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Literal
To gather its pieces to it, every good piece—thigh and shoulder; fill it with the choicest of limbs.
Latin
Congere frusta ejus in eam, omnem partem bonam, femur et armum, electa et ossibus plena.

Original

Hebrew
English
Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.

Notes

Ezekiel 24:1–14

At first, the picture of a cooking pot seems positive. It makes people think about good food and shared meals. In many cultures, a meal brings people together in peace and joy.

The pot was filled with choice pieces of meat from a sacrifice. A fire burned under the pot. The meat began to cook slowly.

However, like many parables, this story has a sharp ending. What should have been a good meal became rotten and unclean. The best pieces of meat went into the pot, but they came out spoiled.

The pot represents Jerusalem (Ezekiel 24:9). The meat inside represents the people. Instead of being pure and pleasing to God, they had become corrupt (morally ruined). As a result, the pot and its contents would be burned and destroyed.

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Ezekiel, Book of

Topics

Boiling Pot: Parable of Ezekiel: Teaches by Pantomime: Employs a Boiling Pot to Symbolize the Destruction of Jerusalem Instruction by Object Lessons: The Boiling Pot Parables: The Boiling Pot Prophets: Frequently in Their Actions Were Made Signs to the People Symbols and Similitudes: A Boiling Pot Symbols and Similitudes: Cooking