Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
Ezekiel 24:7 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | “‘“For the blood she shed is in the middle of her. She set it on the bare rock. She didn’t pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust. |
| ASV | For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust. |
| YLT | For her blood in her midst hath been, On a clear place of a rock she hath set it, She hath not poured it on the earth, To cover it over with dust. |
| DARBY | for her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the bare rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust. |
| BBE | For her blood is in her; she has put it on the open rock not draining it on to the earth so that it might be covered with dust; |
| Webster | For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; |
What does Ezekiel 24:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14
The fate of Jerusalem. (Ezek 24:1-14) The extent of the sufferings of the Jews. (Ezek 24:15-27) Verses 1-14 The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and their…
Ezekiel 24:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 24:7
- Leviticus 17:13
And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
- Deuteronomy 12:16
Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.
- Deuteronomy 12:24
Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.
- Job 16:18
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
- Jeremiah 2:34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
- Isaiah 26:21
For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
- Isaiah 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
- Jeremiah 6:15
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
- 1 Kings 21:19
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
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Context
- Ezekiel 24:6
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
- Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
- Ezekiel 24:8
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.
Ezekiel 24:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque su sangre fué en medio de ella: sobre una piedra alisada la puso; no la derramó sobre la tierra para que fuese cubierta con polvo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car son sang est au milieu d’elle: elle l’a mis sur le roc nu, elle ne l’a pas versé sur la terre pour le couvrir de poussière. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn ihr Blut ist in ihrer Mitte: sie hat es auf einen kahlen Felsen getan, sie hat es nicht auf die Erde gegossen, daß man es mit Staub bedecken könnte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sanguis enim ejus in medio ejus est; super limpidissimam petram effudit illum: non effudit illum super terram, ut possit operiri pulvere. |