לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה א֖וֹי עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים גַּם־אֲנִ֖י אַגְדִּ֥יל הַמְּדוּרָֽה׃
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the bloody city! I also will make the pile great,
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Ezekiel 24:9: and classical philosophical sources.