Ezekiel 24:9
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood! Now will I make the pile for fire great.
Noyes Bible
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
10Heap on wood, kindle the fire, cook the flesh, put in spices, and let the bones be burned.
Cross References
Isaiah 31:9Through fear shall he pass beyond his stronghold, And his princes shall be afraid of the standard. Thus saith Jehovah, who hath his fire in Zion, And his furnace in Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 21:3and say to the land of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, and I 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 Jehovah: Because ye are all of you become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 24:5Take the choice of the flock, and make under it a pile for the bones, and make it boil well, that the bones therein may be seethed.
Nahum 3:1Woe to the city of blood! She is all full of deceit and robbery; She ceaseth not from plunder.
Luke 13:34Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would 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 →