Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 7:4
4I will not look on you with pity or spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for your detestable practices within you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
Ezekiel 7:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)I will not look on you with pity; I will not spare you. I will surely repay you for your conduct and for the detestable practices among you. “ ‘Then you will know that I am the Lord.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but I will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My eye will not spare you, Nor will I have pity; But I will repay your ways, And your abominations will be in your midst; Then you shall know that I am the Lord!’
Context of Ezekiel 7:4
2“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says to the land of Israel: An end! The end has come on the four corners of the earth. 3The end is now upon you; I will send my anger against you and judge you according to your ways. I will punish you for all your detestable practices. I will not look on you with pity or spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for your detestable practices within you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.” 5This is what the Lord God says: Look, one disaster after another is coming! 6An end has come; the end has come! It has awakened against you. Look, it is coming!
Read all of Ezekiel 7Ezekiel 7:4 word by word
וְלֹא־תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֛י עָלַ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמ֑וֹל כִּ֣י דְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And mine eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- shall not spareחוּסchûs · to pityH2347
- thee, neither will I have pityחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
- but I will recompenseנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
- thy waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- upon thee, and thine abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- shall be in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- of thee: and ye shall knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:4
- Ezekiel 7:9I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will punish you for your ways and for your detestable practices within you. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who strikes.
- Ezekiel 5:11“Therefore, as I live” — this is the declaration of the Lord God — “I will withdraw and show you no pity, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your abhorrent acts and detestable practices. Yes, I will not spare you.
- Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not show pity or spare them. Though they call loudly in my hearing, I will not listen to them.”
- Ezekiel 9:10But as for me, I will not show pity or spare them. I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.”
- Ezekiel 24:14I, the Lord, have spoken. It is coming, and I will do it! I will not refrain, I will not show pity, and I will not relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds. This is the declaration of the Lord God.’”
- Jeremiah 13:14I will smash them against each other, fathers and sons alike — this is the Lord’s declaration. I will allow no mercy, pity, or compassion to keep me from destroying them.’”
- Zechariah 11:6Indeed, I will no longer have compassion on the inhabitants of the land” — this is the Lord’s declaration. “Instead, I will turn everyone over to his neighbor and his king. They will devastate the land, and I will not rescue it from their hand.”
- Ezekiel 11:21But as for those whose hearts pursue their desire for abhorrent acts and detestable practices, I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 16:43Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will also bring your conduct down on your own head. This is the declaration of the Lord God. Haven’t you committed depravity in addition to all your detestable practices?
- Ezekiel 23:31You have followed the path of your sister, so I will put her cup in your hand.”
- Ezekiel 23:49They will punish you for your depravity, and you will bear the consequences for your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.”
- Jeremiah 16:18I will first repay them double for their iniquity and sin because they have polluted my land. They have filled my inheritance with the carcasses of their abhorrent and detestable idols.”
- Jeremiah 25:14For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.’”
- Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have come. Let Israel recognize it! The prophet is a fool, and the inspired man is insane, because of the magnitude of your iniquity and hostility.
- Hosea 12:2The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob according to his conduct; he will repay him based on his actions.
- Hebrews 10:30For we know the one who has said, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, and again, The Lord will judge his people.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 7:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee - They shall ever stare thee in the face, upbraid thee with thy ingratitude and disobedience, and be witnesses against thee.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4There was no hope that God would change his mind. Then you will know that I am the LORD: When they received what they deserved, the people would recognize the Lord's power and holiness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. thine abominations--the punishment of thine abominations. shall be in the midst of thee--shall be manifest to all. They and thou shall recognize the fact of thine abominations by thy punishment which shall everywhere befall thee, and that manifestly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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