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.
• 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!’
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. I will repay you for all your detestable sins. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 7:4

2“Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: “ ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land! 3The end is now upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices. 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.’ 5“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘Disaster! Unheard-of disaster! See, it comes! 6The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. See, it comes!

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

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; I will not spare you. I will repay you for your conduct and for the detestable practices among you. “ ‘Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you.
• Ezekiel 5:11Therefore 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.
• Ezekiel 8:18Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to them.”
• Ezekiel 9:10So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.”
• Ezekiel 24:14“ ‘I the Lord have spoken. The time has come for me to act. I will not hold back; I will not have pity, nor will I relent. You will be judged according to your conduct and your actions, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
• Jeremiah 13:14I will smash them one against the other, parents and children alike, declares the Lord. I will allow no pity or mercy or compassion to keep me from destroying them.’ ”
• Zechariah 11:6For I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” declares the Lord. “I will give everyone into the hands of their neighbors and their king. They will devastate the land, and I will not rescue anyone from their hands.”
• Ezekiel 11:21But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
• Ezekiel 16:43“ ‘Because you did not remember the days of your youth but enraged me with all these things, I will surely bring down on your head what you have done, declares the Sovereign Lord. Did you not add lewdness to all your other detestable practices?
• Ezekiel 23:31You have gone the way of your sister; so I will put her cup into your hand.
• Ezekiel 23:49You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”
• Jeremiah 16:18I will repay them double for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land with the lifeless forms of their vile images and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.”
• Jeremiah 25:14They themselves will be enslaved by many nations and great kings; I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”
• Hosea 9:7The days of punishment are coming, the days of reckoning are at hand. Let Israel know this. Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired person a maniac.
• Hosea 12:2The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
• Hebrews 10:30For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; 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