Ezekiel 24:10

Heap on wood, kindle the fire,.... This is said either to the prophet, to do this in an emblematic way; or to the Chaldean army, to prepare for the siege, encompass the city, begin their attacks, and…

Consume ... spice it well - i. e., “dress the flesh, and make it froth and bubble, that the bones and the flesh may be all boiled up together.”

Heap or wood - Let the siege be severe, the carnage great, and the ruin and catastrophe complete.

We have here,

I. The notice God gives to Ezekiel in Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar's laying siege to Jerusalem, just at the time when he was doing it (Eze 24:2): "Son of man, take notice, the king of…

consume the flesh boil (or, do) well, as R.V.

spice it well Probably: make thick (stew) the broth.

bones be burnt Either "burnt" is used inexactly of the powerful action of the heat in boiling, or,…