Ezekiel 24:4

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Put in it pieces of meat, all the best parts - the thigh, the shoulder; fill it with the choicest cuts,

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Gather{H622} the pieces{H5409} thereof into it, even every good{H2896} piece{H5409}, the thigh{H3409}, and the shoulder{H3802}; fill{H4390} it with the choice{H4005} bones{H6106}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Micah 3:2

  • Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Micah 3:3

  • Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

Ezekiel 22:18

  • Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver.

Ezekiel 22:22

  • As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.

Matthew 7:2

  • For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Explore This Verse Across Other Resources:


Commentary for Ezekiel 24:4

No commentary available.

*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model

Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H622
    There are 281 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָסַף
    Transliteration: ʼâçaph
    Pronunciation: aw-saf'
    Description: a primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.); assemble, bring, consume, destroy, felch, gather (in, together, up again), [idiom] generally, get (him), lose, put all together, receive, recover (another from leprosy), (be) rereward, [idiom] surely, take (away, into, up), [idiom] utterly, withdraw.
  2. Strong's Number: H5409
    There are 9 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֵתַח
    Transliteration: nêthach
    Pronunciation: nay'-thakh
    Description: from נָתַח; a fragment; part, piece.
  3. Strong's Number: H2896
    There are 517 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: טוֹב
    Transliteration: ṭôwb
    Pronunciation: tobe
    Description: from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
  4. Strong's Number: H3409
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָרֵךְ
    Transliteration: yârêk
    Pronunciation: yaw-rake'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be soft; the thigh (from its fleshy softness); by euphemistically the generative parts; figuratively, a shank, flank, side; [idiom] body, loins, shaft, side, thigh.
  5. Strong's Number: H3802
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּתֵף
    Transliteration: kâthêph
    Pronunciation: kaw-thafe'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything; arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
  6. Strong's Number: H4390
    There are 240 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָלֵא
    Transliteration: mâlêʼ
    Pronunciation: maw-lay'
    Description: or מָלָא; (Esther 7:5), a primitive root; to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively); accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-) full, [phrase] have wholly.
  7. Strong's Number: H4005
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִבְחָר
    Transliteration: mibchâr
    Pronunciation: mib-khawr'
    Description: from בָּחַר; select, i.e. best; choice(-st), chosen.
  8. Strong's Number: H6106
    There are 108 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶצֶם
    Transliteration: ʻetsem
    Pronunciation: eh'tsem
    Description: from עָצַם; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame; body, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.