Ezekiel 9:5

Ezekiel 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
• New International Version (NIV)As I listened, he said to the others, “Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And to the others he said in my hearing, "Pass through the city after him, and strike. Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To the others He said in my hearing, “Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity.

Context of Ezekiel 9:5

3Then the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub where it had rested to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing kit at his side. 4The Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.” While I listened, he said to the others, “Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare anyone! 6Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women – wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple. 7He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.

Ezekiel 9:5 word by word

וּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אָמַ֣ר בְּאָזְנַ֔י עִבְר֥וּ בָעִ֛יר אַחֲרָ֖יו וְהַכּ֑וּ אַל תָּחֹ֥ס עֵינְכֶ֖ם וְאַל־תַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And to the othersאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in mine hearingאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• Goעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• ye afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him through the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• let not your eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• spareחוּסchûs · to pityH2347
• neither have ye pityחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550

Cross-references for Ezekiel 9:5

• 1 Samuel 9:15Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel:
• Isaiah 5:9The Lord who commands armies told me this: “Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.
• Isaiah 22:14The Lord who commands armies told me this: “Certainly this sin will not be forgiven as long as you live,” says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.
• Ezekiel 9:10But as for me, my eye will not pity them nor will I spare them; I hereby repay them for what they have done.”
• Ezekiel 5:11“Therefore, as surely as I live, says the sovereign Lord, because you defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable idols and with all your abominable practices, I will withdraw; my eye will not pity you, nor will I spare you.
• Ezekiel 7:4My eye will not pity you; I will not spare you. For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that I am the Lord!
• Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will act with fury! My eye will not pity them nor will I spare them. When they have shouted in my ears, I will not listen to them.”
• Ezekiel 24:14“‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! I will judge you according to your conduct and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”
• Exodus 32:27and he said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Each man fasten his sword on his side, and go back and forth from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and each one kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
• Numbers 25:7When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he got up from among the assembly, took a javelin in his hand,
• Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the Lord, “and there is no other god besides me. I kill and give life, I smash and I heal, and none can resist my power.
• 1 Kings 18:40Elijah told them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Don’t let even one of them escape!” So they seized them, and Elijah led them down to the Kishon Valley and executed them there.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 9:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The slaughter must begin at the sanctuary, that all may see and know that the Lord hates sin most in those nearest to him. He who was appointed to protect, reported the matter. Christ is faithful to the trust reposed in him. Is he commanded by his Father to secure eternal life to the chosen remnant? He says, Of all that thou hast given me, I have lost none. If others perish, and we are saved, we must ascribe the difference wholly to the mercy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The man dressed in linen (Ezekiel 9:2–3) marked those to be kept safe, similar to the first Passover (Exodus 12:7–13). Meanwhile, the angels of destruction carried out a complete judgment (Exodus 12:28–30). This time, they targeted everyone without the protective mark, including old and young, girls, women, and children. Unlike in Egypt, where only the firstborn males were affected, all who did not mourn over the city's sins were destroyed (compare…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the others--the six officers of judgment (Eze 9:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 9:5

• Judgment
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 9

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings