KJV ORIGINAL
Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Take the best sheep from the flock, pile up the bones underneath, and get that fire hot enough to make everything boil hard, let those bones cook right through.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's judgment is thorough, nothing gets left half-done.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet speaking to the Jewish exiles in Babylon around 588 BC, during the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian army. In this chapter, God instructs him to use a parable of a boiling pot to symbolize the coming judgment on Jerusalem for its idolatry and sins, with the choice parts of the flock representing the people or leaders of the city. The act of boiling the bones signifies the intense purification and destruction that would occur.
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