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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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The Uncovered Stain
Commentators explain that the image of blood poured on a bare rock is significant. Unlike soil, a rock does not absorb the blood, leaving the stain exposed and visible. This symbolizes how Jerusalem's sins were committed openly and shamelessly, unable to be hidden or ignored by God or the world.
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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
I have set. —Here God Himself is said to do that which has just been charged against Jerusalem. There is no inconsistency between the stat…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance Into the heart and mind of God, into his face, speaking after the m…
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