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Ezekiel 24:8

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 24:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
Ezekiel 24:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile [of wood] for the bones under [the caldron]; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it.
6Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city, to the caldron whose rust is therein, and whose rust is not gone out of it! take out of it piece after piece; No lot is fallen upon it.
7For 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.
8That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood upon the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
9Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
10Heap on the wood, make the fire hot, boil well the flesh, and make thick the broth, and let the bones be burned.
11Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that it may be hot, and the brass thereof may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the rust of it may be consumed.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance, &c.] Into the heart and mind of God, into his face, speaking after the manner of men; observing such gross and open wickedness, he determined within himself to show his resentment, manifest his wrath and displeasure, and take vengeance on such capital and impudent offenders: I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it might not be covered; by way of just retaliation; that as her sin was publicly committed, and no repentance shown for it, so her punishment should be open and manifest to all the world, and no forgiveness should be granted her. The Targum is, “I have revealed their sins, because they have shed innocent blood…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“That it might cause--God purposely let her so shamelessly pour the blood on the bare rock, "that it might" the more loudly and openly cry for vengeance from on high; and that the connection between the guilt and the punishment might be the more palpable. The blood of Abel, though the ground received it, still cries to heaven for vengeance (Gen 4:10-11); much more blood shamelessly exposed on the bare rock. set her blood--She shall be paid back in kind (Mat 7:2). She openly shed blood, and her blood shall openly be shed.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The top of a rock - The blood was poured upon a naked, dry, rock where it could not be absorbed or unnoticed. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“I have set - I will openly punish, and in such a manner as shall not be soon forgotten. Ezekiel 24:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“it might: Eze 5:13, Eze 8:17, Eze 8:18, Eze 22:30, Eze 22:31; Deu 32:21, Deu 32:22; Kg2 22:17; Ch2 34:25; Ch2 36:16, Ch2 36:17; Jer 7:18, Jer 7:20, Jer 15:1-4 I have set: Eze 16:37, Eze 16:38, Eze 23:45; Deu 29:22-28; Jer 22:8, Jer 22:9; Mat 7:2; Co1 4:5; Rev 17:1-6, Rev 18:5-10, Rev 18:16 Ezekiel 24:9”
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