God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 7:4
4I will not have compassion for you or feel sorry for you. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and for the detestable things you have done. 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 Almighty Lord says to ⌞the people in⌟ the land of Israel: The end is coming! The end is coming to the four corners of the earth. 3Now the end is coming for you. I will send my anger against you. I will judge you for the way you have lived, and I will punish you for all the detestable things that you have done. I will not have compassion for you or feel sorry for you. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and for the detestable things you have done. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 5“This is what the Almighty Lord says: One disaster after another is coming. 6The end is coming. The end is coming. It is stirring itself up against you. 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 have compassion or feel sorry. I will pay you back for the way you have lived and for the detestable things that you are still doing. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I am the one attacking ⌞you⌟.
- Ezekiel 5:11“As I live, declares the Almighty Lord, because you have dishonored my holy worship place with all your disgusting and detestable things, I will have you killed. I will not have compassion for you or feel sorry for you.
- Ezekiel 8:18So I will take action because I’m angry, and I won’t have compassion for them or feel sorry for them. Even if they shout in my ears, I won’t listen to them.”
- Ezekiel 9:10But I will not have compassion or feel sorry. I will do to them what they have done to others.”
- Ezekiel 24:14I, the Lord, have spoken. It will happen, and I will do it. I will not ignore you, pity you, or change my plans. I will punish you because of the way you lived and because of everything you have done,’ ” declares the Almighty Lord.
- Jeremiah 13:14Then I will smash them like bottles against each other. I will smash parents and children together, declares the Lord. I will have no pity, mercy, or compassion when I destroy them.’ ”
- Zechariah 11:6The Lord declares, “I will no longer have pity on those who live in the land. I am going to hand the people over to their neighbors and their king, who will crush the land. And I won’t rescue any of them from their power.”
- Ezekiel 11:21But as for those whose minds are set on following detestable and disgusting idols, I will pay them back for what they have done, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”
- Ezekiel 16:43“ ‘You didn’t remember the time when you were young, and you made me very angry with all these things. So I will pay you back for what you have done, declares the Almighty Lord. Didn’t you make wicked plans in addition to all your disgusting practices?
- Ezekiel 23:31You’ve acted the same way as your sister. That is why I will put her cup in your hand.
- Ezekiel 23:49They will be punished for their sins, and they will pay for their sin of idolatry. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.”
- Jeremiah 16:18First, I will have them pay twice as much for their wickedness and their sin, because they have polluted my land. They have filled my property with the lifeless statues of their detestable and disgusting idols.”
- Jeremiah 25:14Many nations and great kings will make slaves of the people of Babylon, and I will pay them back for what they have done.”
- Hosea 9:7The time for them to be punished will come. The time for them to pay for their sins will come. ⌞When this happens,⌟ Israel will know it. ⌞They think that⌟ prophets are fools and that spiritual people are crazy. They have sinned a lot, and they are very hostile.
- Hosea 12:2The Lord brings charges against Judah and punishes Jacob because of the way their people act. He will pay them back for what they have done.
- Hebrews 10:30We know the God who said, “I alone have the right to take revenge. I will pay back.” God also said, “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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