Ezekiel 24:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I put their bloodshed right out in the open, on bare rock where it can't be hidden or washed away — because I want my anger to rise up and bring justice.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God doesn't let injustice hide in the shadows — he brings everything into the light for justice.

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So here's what the Lord God says: This city is done for — all that violence and bloodshed has caught up with them. I'm about to turn up the heat and make this fire burn bigger than ever.

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When the Lord cleanses away the moral corruption of the women of Zion, and removes the bloodshed and violence from Jerusalem through His spirit of justice and His spirit of purifying fire.

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Then God told him, 'Name the kid Jezreel, because I'm about to settle the score for all the bloodshed that happened there. The house of Jehu is going down, and I'm going to end Israel's kingdom completely.'

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