Ezekiel 24:7

5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.

6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
KJV
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
WEB
“‘“For the blood she shed is in the middle of her. She set it on the bare rock. She didn’t pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust.
ASV
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.
DARBY
for her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust.
BLB
For her blood is in her midst; upon a clear place of a rock she set it; she has not poured it out on the ground to cover over it with dust.
ÅB
For det blod den har utøst, er enda i den; den har helt det ut på nakne berget, den har ikke utøst det på jorden, så mulden kunne dekke over det.
OTB
For blodet hun utøste forblir i henne;
hun utøste det på den bare klippen;
og helte det ikke på bakken
eller dekket det med støv.
B1930
For det blod den har utøst, er ennu i den; den har helt det ut på nakne berget, den har ikke utøst det på jorden, så mulden kunde dekke over det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 17:13

    And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:16

    Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:24

    Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

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  • Job 16:18

    O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

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  • Jeremiah 2:34

    Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.

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  • Isaiah 26:21

    For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

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  • Isaiah 3:9

    The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

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  • Jeremiah 6:15

    Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.

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