MANNAFEST

Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

KJV

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ASV

Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.

WEB

Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.

YLT

Make abundant the wood, Kindle the fire, consume the flesh, And make the compound, And let the bones be burnt.

DBT

Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, boil thoroughly the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

About this book

Old Testament

EzekielThe exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’

Author
Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
Date
Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)

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