Ezekiel 5:11

Ezekiel 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your vile images and detestable practices, I myself will shave you; I will not look on you with pity or spare you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will have no pity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity.

Context of Ezekiel 5:11

9And because of all your abominations, I will do among you what I have not done, and the like of which I will never do again. 10Therefore, fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; for I will execute judgments on you and scatter all your remnant to every wind. So as I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and with all your abominations, therefore I will also withdraw, and My eye will have no pity and I will not spare. 12One third of you will die by plague or be consumed by famine among you, one third will fall by the sword around you, and one third I will scatter to every wind, and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. 13‘Thus My anger will be spent and I will satisfy My wrath on them, and I will be appeased; then they will know that I, the Lord, have spoken in My zeal when I have spent My wrath upon them.

Ezekiel 5:11 word by word

לָכֵ֣ן חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ אִם־לֹ֗א יַ֚עַן אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֣י טִמֵּ֔את בְּכָל־שִׁקּוּצַ֖יִךְ וּבְכָל־תּוֹעֲבֹתָ֑יִךְ וְגַם־אֲנִ֤י אֶגְרַע֙ וְלֹא־תָח֣וֹס עֵינִ֔י וְגַם־אֲנִ֖י לֹ֥א אֶחְמֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

• Soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• as I liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• surelyאִם'im · if: surely yesH518
• surelyלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• becauseיַעַןya‛an · becauseH3282
• defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• My sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• detestableשִׁקּוּץshiqqûts shiqqûts · abominationH8251
• your abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• therefore I will alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• withdrawגָּרַעgâra‛ · diminishH1639
• and My eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• will haveחוּסchûs · to pityH2347
• and I will not spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550

Cross-references for Ezekiel 5:11

• Numbers 14:28Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you;
• Psalms 95:11Therefore I swore in My anger, Truly they shall not enter into My rest.”
• Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob, “Indeed, I will never forget any of their deeds.
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Ezekiel 8:5Then He said to me, “Son of man, raise your eyes now toward the north.” So I raised my eyes toward the north, and behold, to the north of the altar gate was this idol of jealousy at the entrance.
• Ezekiel 23:28For thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I will give you into the hand of those whom you hate, into the hand of those from whom you were alienated.
• Ezekiel 44:7when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void--this in addition to all your abominations.
• 2 Kings 21:4He built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name.”
• 2 Kings 23:12The altars which were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, the king broke down; and he smashed them there and threw their dust into the brook Kidron.
• 2 Chronicles 33:4He built altars in the house of the Lord of which the Lord had said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
• 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the Lord which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,
• Jeremiah 32:34But they put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.
• Ezekiel 7:20They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.
• Ezekiel 11:18When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.
• Deuteronomy 7:25The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 5:11

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-17Verses 5-17 The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry? Those who live and die impenitent, will perish for ever unpitied; there is a day coming when the Lord will not spare. Let not persons or churches, who change the Lord's statutes, expect to escape the doom of Jerusalem. Let us endeavour to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-13The covenant (the binding promise relationship) between God and his people forms the foundation of Ezekiel’s messages. When Ezekiel listed the charges against the Israelites, he used the same language as the covenant made at Mount Sinai. That covenant was later renewed in the book of Deuteronomy. The people refused to obey God’s decrees and regulations (his laws and commands). They also worshiped detestable idols (false gods that God hates). These idols…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. as I live--the most solemn of oaths, pledging the self-existence of God for the certainty of the event. defiled my sanctuary--the climax of Jewish guilt: their defiling Jehovah's temple by introducing idols. diminish--literally, "withdraw," namely, Mine "eye" (which presently follows), that is, My favors; Job 36:7 uses the Hebrew verb in the same way. As the Jews had withdrawn from God's sanctuary its sacredness by "defiling" it, so God withdraws His…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 5:11

• Backsliders
• Church
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• Tabernacle
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 5

• 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