Ezekiel
Ezekiel 24:7–9
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.’
9Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says:
‘Woe to the city of bloodshed!
I, too, will pile the kindling high.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ezekiel 24:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the blood she shed | דָמָהּ֙ | ḏā·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1818 blood |
| is | הָיָ֔ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 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 | H8432 midst |
| she poured it out | שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ | śā·mā·ṯə·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the bare | צְחִ֥יחַ | ṣə·ḥî·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6706 shining, glaring, surface |
| rock | סֶ֖לַע | se·la‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H5553 crag, cliff |
| she did not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| pour | שְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙ | šə·p̄ā·ḵaṯ·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| it on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ground | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to cover | לְכַסּ֥וֹת | lə·ḵas·sō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H3680 cover |
| it with dust | עָפָֽר׃ | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
Ezekiel 24:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In order to stir up | לְהַעֲל֤וֹת | lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| wrath | חֵמָה֙ | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| and take vengeance | לִנְקֹ֣ם | lin·qōm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5358 avenge, take vengeance |
| I have placed | נָתַ֥תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| her blood | דָּמָ֖הּ | dā·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1818 blood |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the bare | צְחִ֣יחַ | ṣə·ḥî·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6706 shining, glaring, surface |
| rock | סָ֑לַע | sā·la‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H5553 crag, cliff |
| so that it would not | לְבִלְתִּ֖י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| be covered | הִכָּסֽוֹת׃פ | hik·kā·sō·wṯ | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3680 cover |
Ezekiel 24:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Woe | א֖וֹי | ’ō·w | Interjection | H188 woe! |
| to the city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| of bloodshed | הַדָּמִ֑ים | had·dā·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| too | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will pile the kindling | הַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ | ham·mə·ḏū·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4071 pile |
| high | אַגְדִּ֥יל | ’aḡ·dîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 24:7 Leviticus 17:13 · Deuteronomy 12:16
Ezekiel 24:8 Deuteronomy 32:21–22
Ezekiel 24:9 Habakkuk 2:12 · Ezekiel 24:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.