Ezekiel 24:9

9 'Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "¹Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

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 "For her blood is in her midst; She placed it on the bare rock; She did not pour it on the ground To cover it with dust.

8 "That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on the bare rock, That it may not be covered."

9 'Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.

10 "Heap on the wood, kindle the fire, Boil the flesh well And mix in the spices, And let the bones be burned.

11 "Then set it empty on its coals So that it may be hot And its bronze may glow And its filthiness may be melted in it, Its rust consumed.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 24:6; Habakkuk 2:12