Parallel Verses
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
New American Standard Bible
‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“
I also will make the pile great.
Holman Bible
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
I Myself will make the pile of kindling large.
International Standard Version
"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "How terrible it is for that blood-filled city I'm also going to add to my pile of kindling.
A Conservative Version
Therefore thus says lord LORD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
Amplified
‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe to the bloody city!
I will also make the pile [of wood] high.
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the Lord has said: A curse is on the town of blood! and I will make great the burning mass.
Darby Translation
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
Julia Smith Translation
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo to the city of bloods! I will make her pile great
King James 2000
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the city of bloodguilt! I, even I, will make the pile of wood great!
Modern King James verseion
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Woe to the bloody city! I will even heap on the pile.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, thus sayeth the LORD God: O woe be unto that bloodthirsty city, for whom I will prepare a heap of wood.
NET Bible
"'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.
New Heart English Bible
"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Woe to the bloody city. I also will make the pile great.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Woe! city of bloodshed, - Even I myself, will make large the pe.
Webster
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
World English Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the city of blood, yea, I -- I make great the pile.
Themes
Ezekiel » Teaches by pantomime » Employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of jerusalem
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 24:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Boiling Pot And The Death Of Ezekiel's Wife
8 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. 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 30:33
For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
Ezekiel 24:6
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
Habakkuk 2:12
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Isaiah 31:9
And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 22:19-22
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 22:31
Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
Luke 13:34-35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
2 Thessalonians 1:8
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Peter 3:7-12
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Jude 1:7
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Revelation 14:20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation 16:6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Revelation 16:19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Revelation 21:8
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.