Ezekiel 24:8

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“In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’”

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BSBPD

“In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To cause fury to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on a clear place of a rock--not to be covered.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 24:8 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 29:22Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.
  2. Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.
  3. 2 Kings 22:17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
  4. 2 Kings 24:4and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
  5. 2 Chronicles 34:25because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’
  6. 2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
  7. Isaiah 26:21For 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.
  8. Jeremiah 7:18The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.
  9. Jeremiah 7:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
  10. Jeremiah 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
  11. Jeremiah 22:8And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
  12. Ezekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.
  13. Ezekiel 8:17“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!
  14. Ezekiel 16:37therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked.
  15. Ezekiel 22:30I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.
  16. Ezekiel 23:45But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
  17. Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
  18. 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  19. Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
  20. Revelation 18:5For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
  21. Revelation 18:16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!

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