4 Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces-the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;
4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
4 put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.
4 Put chunks of meat into it, all the choice pieces - loin and brisket. Pick out the best soup bones
4 Gather pieces of meat in it, Every good piece, The thigh and the shoulder. Fill it with choice cuts;
4 Fill it with choice pieces of meat- the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 24:4
Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14
(Read Ezekiel 24:1-14)
The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and their miseries increased. Jerusalem was to be levelled with the ground. The time appointed for the punishment of wicked men may seem to come slowly, but it will come surely. It is sad to think how many there are, on whom ordinances and providences are all lost.