Ezekiel 24:7

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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;

Complete Jewish Bible:

For her blood is still in her; she poured it on bare rock; she did not pour it 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.

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For her blood{H1818} is in the midst{H8432} of her; she set{H7760} it upon the top{H6706} of a rock{H5553}; she poured{H8210} it not upon the ground{H776}, to cover{H3680} it with dust{H6083};

Cross-References (KJV):

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

  • Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.

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.

Deuteronomy 12:24

  • Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.

Isaiah 26:21

  • For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.

Job 16:18

  • O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

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.

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Commentary for Ezekiel 24:7

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1818
    There are 295 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דָּם
    Transliteration: dâm
    Pronunciation: dawm
    Description: from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
  2. Strong's Number: H8432
    There are 390 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תָּוֶךְ
    Transliteration: tâvek
    Pronunciation: taw'-vek
    Description: from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).
  3. Strong's Number: H7760
    There are 550 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׂוּם
    Transliteration: sûwm
    Pronunciation: soom
    Description: or שִׂים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.
  4. Strong's Number: H6706
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צְחִיחַ
    Transliteration: tsᵉchîyach
    Pronunciation: tsekh-ee'-akh
    Description: from צָחַח; glaring, i.e. exposed to the bright sun; higher place, top.
  5. Strong's Number: H5553
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סֶלַע
    Transliteration: çelaʻ
    Pronunciation: seh'-lah
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress); (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
  6. Strong's Number: H8210
    There are 111 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁפַךְ
    Transliteration: shâphak
    Pronunciation: shaw-fak'
    Description: a primitive root; to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out; cast (up), gush out, pour (out), shed(-der, out), slip.
  7. Strong's Number: H776
    There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶרֶץ
    Transliteration: ʼerets
    Pronunciation: eh'-rets
    Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  8. Strong's Number: H3680
    There are 149 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּסָה
    Transliteration: kâçâh
    Pronunciation: kaw-saw'
    Description: a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy); clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare כָּשָׂה.
  9. Strong's Number: H6083
    There are 103 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָפָר
    Transliteration: ʻâphâr
    Pronunciation: aw-fawr'
    Description: from עָפַר; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.