Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Ezekiel 24:9

Judgment

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.

8 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.’

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.

11 Set the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.

Read the whole chapter

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
Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
WEB
“‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
ASV
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
DARBY
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
BLB
Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Woe to the city of blood! Even I will make great the pyre!
ÅB
Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Ve blodstaden! Også jeg vil gjøre bålet stort.
OTB
Derfor, dette sier den suverene Herren:
"Ve byen med blodutgytelse!
Jeg vil gjøre vedbunken stor.
B1930
Derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Ve blodstaden! Også jeg vil gjøre bålet stort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Habakkuk 2:12

    Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 24:6

    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.

    Read in context

  • 2 Peter 3:7–12

    And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

    Read in context

  • Revelation 16:6

    For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 22:31

    So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD.”

    Read in context

  • Revelation 16:19

    The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 30:33

    For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.

    Read in context

  • Revelation 14:20

    And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.

    Read in context