Ezekiel 24:9

9 "'Therefore, this is what God, the Master, says: "'Doom to the city of murder! I, too, will pile on the wood.

Ezekiel 24:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 24:9

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, woe to the bloody city
(See Gill on Ezekiel 24:6): I will even make the pile for fire great;
a large pile of wood, a great quantity of fuel to maintain the fire, and keep the pot boiling; meaning the vast army of the Chaldeans, which the Lord would bring against Jerusalem, which should closely besiege it, and vigorously attack it, until it had executed the fury of the wrath of God, comparable to fire, and of his judgments upon it. The Targum is,

``even I will multiply her destruction.''

Ezekiel 24:9 In-Context

7 "'The blood from murders has stained the whole city; Blood runs bold on the street stones, with no one bothering to wash it off -

8 Blood out in the open to public view to provoke my wrath, to trigger my vengeance.

9 "'Therefore, this is what God, the Master, says: "'Doom to the city of murder! I, too, will pile on the wood.

10 Stack the wood high, light the match, Cook the meat, spice it well, pour out the broth, and then burn the bones.

11 Then I'll set the empty pot on the coals and heat it red-hot so the bronze glows, So the germs are killed and the corruption is burned off.