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Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile [of wood] for the bones under [the caldron]; make it boil well; yes, let the bones of it be boiled in the midst of it.
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The Pot and its Contents
Commentators explain that the elements in this verse are highly symbolic. The 'choice of the flock' represents the elite of Jerusalem—its king, princes, and leaders. The fiercely boiling pot signifies the city of Jerusalem itself, enduring a severe and inescapable siege.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Burn - Rather, as in margin; the bones would serve for fuel.
19th Century
Anglican
Burn also the bones under it. —It is uncertain whether this is or is not the exact sense. The word for “burn” means, as is shown in the ma…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Take the choice of the flock King, princes, nobles, magistrates, priests and rulers of the people: and burn a…
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The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: people of all ranks and stations were within the walls, prepared as prey for t…
