Ezekiel 24:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"That it may cause wrathחֵמָה֙
(che·mah)
2534: heat, ragefrom yacham
to comeלְהַעֲלֹ֤ות
(le·ha·'a·lo·vt)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to takeלִנְקֹ֣ם
(lin·kom)
5358: to avenge, take vengeancea prim. root
vengeance,נָקָ֔ם
(na·kam,)
5359: vengeancefrom naqam
I have putנָתַ֥תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
her bloodדָּמָ֖הּ
(da·mah)
1818: blooda prim. root
on the bareצְחִ֣יחַ
(tze·chi·ach)
6706: a shining or glaring surfacefrom tsachach
rock,סָ֑לַע
(sa·la;)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word
That it may not be covered."הִכָּסֹֽות׃
(hik·ka·so·vt.)
3680: to covera prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
That it might cause fury
chemah  (khay-maw')
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) -- anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).
to come up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to take
naqam  (naw-kam')
to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish -- avenge(-r, self), punish, revenge (self), surely, take vengeance.
vengeance
naqam  (naw-kawm')
revenge -- + avenged, quarrel, vengeance.
I have set
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
her blood
dam  (dawm)
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)
upon the top
tschiyach  (tsekh-ee'-akh)
glaring, i.e. exposed to the bright sun -- higher place, top.
of a rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
that it should not be covered
kacah  (kaw-saw')
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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have put her blood on the bare rock, That it may not be covered."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have put her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.

International Standard Version
In order to stir up my anger and in order to take vengeance, I set the blood on a bare rock so that it cannot be covered.'

NET Bible
To arouse anger, to take vengeance, I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In order to stir up my fury so that I would pay that city back, I put the blood of its victims on a bare rock. Now that blood can't be covered.

King James 2000 Bible
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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