King James Version
Ezekiel 24:3 in the King James Version says “And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and ...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:”
Ezekiel 24:3 · KJV
Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
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. burn: or, heap
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“And utter”
H4911to liken, i.e., (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“unto the rebellious”
H4805bitterness, i.e., (figuratively) rebellion; concretely, bitter, or rebellious
“a parable”
H4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
properly, like this, i.e., by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
“Set on”
H8239to locate, i.e., (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce
“Set on”
H8239to locate, i.e., (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“and also pour”
H3332properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
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