Ezekiel 7:4

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“And you, son of man, this is what the Lord God says to the land of Israel: ‘An end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land. 3Now the end is upon you, for I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and bring all your abominations upon you. And My eye will have no pity on you, nor will I spare you, but I will bring your ways upon you, and your abominations will be among you; then you will know that I am the Lord!’ 5“This is what the Lord God says: ‘A disaster, a unique disaster, behold, it is coming! 6An end is coming; the end has come! It has awakened against you; behold, it has come!

Ezekiel 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

• And My eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• will haveחוּסchûs · to pityH2347
• noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• will I spareחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
• bringנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• your waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• upon you, and your abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• will be amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• that I am the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 7:4

• Ezekiel 7:9My eye will have no pity nor will I spare you. I will repay you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst; then you will know that I, the Lord, am striking.
• Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘Because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and with all your abominations, I definitely will also withdraw and My eye will have no pity, and I also will not spare.
• Ezekiel 8:18Therefore, I indeed will deal in wrath. My eye will have no pity nor will I spare; and though they cry out in My ears with a loud voice, yet I will not listen to them.”
• Ezekiel 9:10But as for Me, My eye will have no pity nor will I spare, but I will bring their conduct upon their heads.”
• Ezekiel 24:14I, the Lord, have spoken; it is coming and I will act. I will not overlook, I will not pity, and I will not be sorry; according to your ways and according to your deeds I will judge you,” declares the Lord God.’”
• Jeremiah 13:14Then I will smash them against each other, both the fathers and the sons together,” declares the Lord. “I will not have compassion nor be troubled nor take pity so as to keep from destroying them.”’”
• Zechariah 11:6For I will no longer have compassion for the inhabitants of the land,” declares the Lord; “but behold, I will let the people fall, each into another’s power and into the power of his king; and they will crush the land, and I will not rescue them from their power.”
• Ezekiel 11:21But as for those whose hearts go after their detestable things and abominations, I will bring their conduct down on their heads,” declares the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 16:43Since you have not remembered the days of your youth but have caused Me unrest by all these things, behold, I in turn will bring your conduct down on your own head,” declares the Lord God, “so that you will not commit this outrageous sin in addition to all your other abominations.
• Ezekiel 23:31You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore I will put her cup in your hand.’
• Ezekiel 23:49Your outrageous conduct will be repaid to you, and you will bear the guilt for your idols; so you will know that I am the Lord God.’”
• Jeremiah 16:18I will first repay them double for their wrongdoing and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable idols and their abominations.”
• Jeremiah 25:14(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)’”
• Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come, The days of retribution have come; Let Israel know this! The prophet is a fool, The inspired person is insane, Because of the grossness of your wrongdoing, And because your hostility is so great.
• Hosea 12:2The Lord also has a case against Judah, And will punish Jacob according to his ways; He will repay him according to his deeds.
• Hebrews 10:30For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 7:4

• Judgment
• Wicked (People)

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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