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The Great Pile of Fire
Commentators explain that the promise to "make the pile great" is a powerful metaphor. The great pile of wood for the fire represents the vast and mighty Chaldean army that God himself would bring against Jerusalem, ensuring the 'fire' of his judgment would be intense and all-consuming.
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Ezekiel
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Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 24:6–14
19th Century
Bishop
These verses contain the application of the parable in two distinct parts (Ezekiel 24:6–14), but in such a way that the literal and the…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 24:9
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore thus says the Lord God, woe to the bloody city
(See Gill on Ezekiel 24:6): I will eve…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 24:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: people of all ranks and stations were within the walls, prepared as prey for t…