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The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 24, Verse 8

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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;
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
New English Translation
To arouse anger, to take vengeance, I have placed her blood on an exposed rock so that it cannot be covered up.
World English Bible
That it may cause wrath to come up to take vengeance, I have set her blood on the bare rock, that it should not be covered.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
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Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
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Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and [that] the filthiness of it may be molten in it, [that] the scum of it may be consumed.
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She hath wearied [herself] with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum [shall be] in the fire.
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In thy filthiness [is] lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
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I the LORD have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
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Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
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Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.
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So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.