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For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the bare rock; she didn`t pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust.
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Defiant and Public Sin
Commentators explain that the image of blood poured on a bare rock, rather than on the ground where it could be covered, signifies Jerusalem's shamelessness. They weren't just sinning; they were flaunting their violent crimes and indifference to God's law, making no effort to hide their guilt. As one scholar notes, they were 'glorying in her shame.'
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The top of a rock - The blood was poured upon a naked, dry rock where it could not be absorbed or unnoticed.
19th Century
Anglican
Upon the top of a rock. —Crimes of violence are continually charged upon Jerusalem (Ezekiel 22:12–13;[Reference Ezekie…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For her blood is in the midst of her The blood of innocent persons shed in the midst of her, openly and publicly, cr…
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