Ezekiel 24 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 24:9

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
Ezekiel 24:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 24:9 in other translations

BSBYes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed! I, too, will pile the kindling high.
WEB“‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
ASVTherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
YLTTherefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood, yea, I--I make great the pile.
DARBYTherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
BBEFor this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.
WebsterTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

What does Ezekiel 24:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. the pile for fire--the hostile materials for the city's destruction.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

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Ezekiel 24:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
א֖וֹי'owoe!H188
עִ֣יר'ir[the] city ofH5892
הַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.Mim<the> blood<s>H1818
גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
אַגְדִּ֥יל'ag.DilI will make greatH1431
הַמְּדוּרָֽה\׃ha.me.du.Rahthe pileH4071

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 24:9

  • Habakkuk 2:12

    Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

  • 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.

  • 2 Peter 3:7-12

    But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. …

  • Revelation 16:6

    For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

  • Ezekiel 22:31

    Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.

  • Revelation 16:19

    And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

  • Isaiah 30:33

    For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

  • Revelation 14:20

    And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

  • Nahum 3:1

    Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

  • Jude 1:7

    Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

  • Ezekiel 22:19-22

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the Lord have poured out my fury upon you.

  • Revelation 21:8

    But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Woe.
6; Na 3:1; Hab 2:12; Lu 13:34,35; Re 14:20; 16:6,19
I will.
22:19-22,31; Isa 30:33; 31:9; 2Th 1:8; 2Pe 3:7-12; Jude 1:7
Re 21:8

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Context

  • 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 24:9

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

  • Ezekiel 24:10

    Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

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Ezekiel 24:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: ¡Ay de la ciudad de sangres! Pues también haré yo gran hoguera,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi, ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Malheur à la ville de sang! Moi aussi je ferai une grande pile de bois.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Darum, so spricht der Herr, Jehova: Wehe, Stadt der Blutschuld! Auch ich werde den Holzstoß groß machen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Væ civitati sanguinum, cujus ego grandem faciam pyram!