Ezekiel 24:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To gather its pieces unto it, every good piece, Thigh and shoulder, the choice of the bones to fill in.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 24:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 9:24So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.
  2. Ezekiel 22:18“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver.
  3. Micah 3:2You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
  4. Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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