Ezekiel 24:9

9 "'So this is what the Lord God says: How terrible it will be for the city of murderers! I myself will pile the wood high for burning.

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 her killings is still in the city. She poured the blood on the bare rock. She did not pour it on the ground where dust would cover it.

8 To stir up my anger and revenge, I put the blood she spilled on the bare rock so it will not be covered.

9 "'So this is what the Lord God says: How terrible it will be for the city of murderers! I myself will pile the wood high for burning.

10 Pile up the wood and light the fire. Finish cooking the meat. Mix in the spices, and let the bones burn.

11 Then set the empty pot on the coals so it may become hot and its copper sides glow. The dirty scum stuck inside it may then melt and its rust burn away.