Ezekiel 24:8

Ezekiel 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)To stir up wrath and take revenge I put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have set on the bare rock the blood she has shed, that it may not be covered.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So I will splash her blood on a rock for all to see, an expression of my anger and vengeance against her.

Context of Ezekiel 24:8

6‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the bloody city, To the pot whose scum is in it, And whose scum is not gone from it! Bring it out piece by piece, On which no lot has fallen. 7For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust. That it may raise up fury and take vengeance, I have set her blood on top of a rock, That it may not be covered.” 9‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the bloody city! I too will make the pyre great. 10Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire; Cook the meat well, Mix in the spices, And let the cuts be burned up.

Ezekiel 24:8 word by word

לְהַעֲל֤וֹת חֵמָה֙ לִנְקֹ֣ם נָקָ֔ם נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־דָּמָ֖הּ עַל־צְחִ֣יחַ סָ֑לַע לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That it might cause furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• to come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to takeנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm · vengeanceH5359
• I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• her bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
• upon the topצְחִיחַtsechîyach · bareH6706
• of a rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• that it should not be coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680

Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:8

• Ezekiel 5:13‘Thus shall My anger be spent, and I will cause My fury to rest upon them, and I will be avenged; and they shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them.
• Ezekiel 8:17And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose.
• Ezekiel 22:30So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
• Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; They have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols. But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.
• 2 Kings 22:17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath shall be aroused against this place and shall not be quenched.’ ” ’
• 2 Chronicles 34:25because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore My wrath will be poured out on this place, and not be quenched.’ ” ’
• 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 7:18The children gather wood, the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then the Lord said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth.
• Ezekiel 16:37surely, therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.
• Ezekiel 23:45But righteous men will judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women who shed blood, because they are adulteresses, and blood is on their hands.
• Jeremiah 22:8And many nations will pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, ‘Why has the Lord done so to this great city?’
• Matthew 7:2For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
• 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,
• Revelation 18:5For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8That it might cause fury - This very blood shall be against them, as the blood of Abel was against Cain.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The cooking pot was too dirty to clean. Jerusalem was full of blood that she had shed and left uncovered. The Old Testament required that people cover the blood of animals killed for meat with earth (Leviticus 17:13). By leaving the blood of innocent victims uncovered, Jerusalem was doubly guilty. Her own blood would rightly be splashed on the rocks (compare Psalm 137:8–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. That it might cause--God purposely let her so shamelessly pour the blood on the bare rock, "that it might" the more loudly and openly cry for vengeance from on high; and that the connection between the guilt and the punishment might be the more palpable. The blood of Abel, though the ground received it, still cries to heaven for vengeance (Ge 4:10, 11); much more blood shamelessly exposed on the bare rock. set her blood--She shall be paid back in kind…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings