Ezekiel 24:8
6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents.
7 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.
In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
9 Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
10 Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
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
- In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on the bare rock, that it should not be covered.”
- ASV
- That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
- DARBY
- That it might cause fury to come up to execute vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
- BLB
- To cause fury to come up, to avenge [with] vengeance, I have given her blood upon a clear place of a rock, that it should not be covered.’
- ÅB
- For å la min harme ha fritt løp, for å ta hevn lot jeg dens blod komme på nakne berget, så det ikke skulle bli tildekket.
- OTB
- For å vekke min vrede og ta hevn,
har jeg plassert hennes blod på den bare klippen,
så det ikke vil bli dekket. - B1930
- For å la min harme ha fritt løp, for å ta hevn lot jeg dens blod komme på nakne berget, så det ikke skulde bli tildekket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:21–22
They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.
Read in contextEzekiel 23:45
But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:37–38
therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 29:22–28
Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
Read in contextRevelation 18:5–10
For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:8–9
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
Read in context2 Chronicles 34:25
because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’
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