Ezekiel 24:7
New International Version
“’For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it.

New Living Translation
For the blood of her murders is splashed on the rocks. It isn’t even spilled on the ground, where the dust could cover it!

English Standard Version
For the blood she has shed is in her midst; she put it on the bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground to cover it with dust.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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;

New King James Version
For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.

New American Standard Bible
“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.

NASB 1995
“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.

NASB 1977
“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.

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Amplified Bible
“For her blood [that she has shed] remains in her midst; She put it on the bare rock; She did not pour it on the ground To cover it with dust.

Christian Standard Bible
For the blood she shed is still within her. She put it out on the bare rock; she didn’t pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the blood she shed is still within her. She put it out on the bare rock; she didn’t pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
The people of Jerusalem murdered innocent people in the city and didn't even try to cover up the blood that flowed out on the hard ground.

English Revised Version
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;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blood is still in that city. The blood was poured on a bare rock. It wasn't poured on the ground where dust would cover it.

Good News Translation
There was murder in the city, but the blood was not spilled on the ground where the dust could hide it; it was spilled on a bare rock.

International Standard Version
Her blood was in it. She poured it out onto bare rock. She didn't pour it out on the ground, intending to cover it with dirt.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
For her blood was in it; she poured it on an exposed rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it up with dust.

New Heart English Bible
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the bare rock; she didn't pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust.

Webster's Bible Translation
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;

World English Bible
“‘“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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For her blood has been in her midst, "" She has set it on a clear place of a rock, "" She has not poured it on the earth, "" To cover it over with dust.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
For her blood was in the midst of her; she set it upon a dry rock; she poured it not forth upon the earth to cover over it with dust;
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For her blood is in the midst of her, she hath shed it upon the smooth rock: she hath not shed it upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For her blood is in her midst; she has shed it upon the smoothest rock. She has not shed it upon the ground, so that it could be covered with dust.

New American Bible
For her blood is still in her midst; on a bare rock she left it; She did not pour it on the ground to be covered with dirt.

New Revised Standard Version
For the blood she shed is inside it; she placed it on a bare rock; she did not pour it out on the ground, to cover it with earth.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For the blood is still in the midst of her; she splashed it upon the rock; she poured it not upon the ground to cover it with dust,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because her blood was within her, and I put it upon the stone and I did not pour it on the ground, that it would not be hidden in the dust
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For her blood is in the midst of her; I have set it upon a smooth rock: I have not poured it out upon the earth, so that the earth should cover it;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Cooking Pot
6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents. 7For 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. 8In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’…

Cross References
Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 2:34
Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things

Numbers 35:33
Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

Genesis 4:10
“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”

Matthew 23:35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

Psalm 106:38
They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.

Hebrews 12:24
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

Job 16:18
O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.

Deuteronomy 21:1-9
If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who killed him, / your elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities. / Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work, ...

Luke 11:50-51
As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Isaiah 26:21
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.

Revelation 18:24
And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

Jeremiah 19:4
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent.


Treasury of Scripture

For her blood is in the middle of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she poured it not on the ground, to cover it with dust;

her blood

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.

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 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.

she poured

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 12:16,24
Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water…

Job 16:18
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

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Ezekiel 24
1. Under the parable of a boiling pot
6. is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem
15. By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife
19. is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow














For the blood she shed
The phrase "For the blood she shed" refers to the violence and bloodshed that Jerusalem has committed. In Hebrew, the word for blood, "dam," often symbolizes guilt and the consequences of sin. The shedding of blood is a grave offense in the eyes of God, as life is sacred and belongs to Him. This phrase underscores the seriousness of Jerusalem's sins and the divine justice that must follow.

is still within her
The phrase "is still within her" suggests that the guilt of the bloodshed remains unaddressed and unrepented. In the Hebrew context, the idea of blood being "within" implies that the city has not sought atonement or cleansing. This unrepented sin is a stain on the community, highlighting the need for repentance and divine intervention.

she poured it on the bare rock
"She poured it on the bare rock" indicates a deliberate and public display of sin. In ancient times, pouring blood on the ground was a way to cover it, symbolizing an attempt to hide or atone for the sin. However, pouring it on a bare rock signifies a blatant disregard for God's laws and a public declaration of rebellion. This act reflects the hardness of heart and the audacity of Jerusalem's inhabitants.

she did not pour it on the ground
The phrase "she did not pour it on the ground" emphasizes the failure to seek atonement or cover the sin. In biblical times, covering blood with dust was a symbolic act of repentance and acknowledgment of wrongdoing. By not doing so, Jerusalem shows a lack of remorse and a refusal to seek God's forgiveness, further compounding their guilt.

to cover it with dust
"To cover it with dust" is a reference to the ancient practice of covering blood with earth as a sign of respect for life and acknowledgment of sin. Dust, or "aphar" in Hebrew, is often associated with humility and repentance. The failure to cover the blood with dust signifies a rejection of these values and a continued defiance against God's commandments.

(7) Upon the top of a rock.--Crimes of violence are continually charged upon Jerusalem (Ezekiel 22:12-13; Ezekiel 23:37, &c.), but here she is further reproached with such indifference to these crimes that she did not even care to cover them decently. It was required in the law that the blood even of the sacrifices (Leviticus 4:7; Leviticus 16:15, &c.) and of animals slain for food (Deuteronomy 12:16) should be poured upon the ground, that it might be absorbed and covered out of sight; but Jerusalem had put the blood of her victims upon the hard rock, and not even covered it with dust, thus glorying in her shame. (Comp. Job 16:18; Isaiah 26:21.) . . . Verse 7. - The parable is for a moment interrupted, and Jerusalem is the murderess who has shed blood, not where the earth might cover it (Job 16:18; Isaiah 26:21), but as on the top of a rock visible in the sight of all men.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the blood she shed
דָמָהּ֙ (ḏā·māh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

is
הָיָ֔ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

still within her;
בְּתוֹכָ֣הּ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

she poured it out
שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ (śā·mā·ṯə·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the bare
צְחִ֥יחַ (ṣə·ḥî·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6706: Glaring, exposed to the bright sun

rock;
סֶ֖לַע (se·la‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5553: A craggy rock

she did not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

pour
שְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙ (šə·p̄ā·ḵaṯ·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

it on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the ground
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

to cover
לְכַסּ֥וֹת (lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

it with dust.
עָפָֽר׃ (‘ā·p̄ār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud


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