Ezekiel 24:4

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

Gather the pieces thereof into it - "the pieces thereof" - i:e., those which properly belong to it as its own.

Even every good piece ... fill it with the choice bones - i:e., the most distinguished of the people. The "choice bones" in the pot have flesh adhering to them. The "bones" under the pot () are those having no flesh, and used as fuel, answering to the poorest, who suffer first, and are put out of pain sooner than the rich, who endure what answers to the slower process of boiling.