Ezekiel 24:9

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great,

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8that it might cause fury to come up, that vengeance might be taken, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.

10heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned;

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Cross References

Isaiah 31:9And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and His furnace in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 21:3(21-8) and say to the land of Israel: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth My sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

Ezekiel 22:19Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because ye are all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 24:5Take the choice of the flock, and pile also the bones under it; make it boil well, that the bones thereof may also be seethed in the midst of it.

Nahum 3:1Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:2-15

The Parable of the Boiling Pot; The Explanation of the Parable. ( b. c. 590.) 1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God ; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it,… Read the whole commentary →

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