New Living Translation
Ezekiel 9:10
10So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done.”
Ezekiel 9:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
- New International Version (NIV)So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And as for Me also, My eye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but I will recompense their deeds on their own head.”
Context of Ezekiel 9:10
8While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign Lord! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?” 9Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’ So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done.” 11Then the man in linen clothing, who carried the writer’s case, reported back and said, “I have done as you commanded.”
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וְגַ֨ם־אֲנִ֔י לֹא־תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ל דַּרְכָּ֖ם בְּרֹאשָׁ֥ם נָתָֽתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 9:10
- Ezekiel 9:5Then I heard the Lord say to the other men, “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity!
- Ezekiel 5:11“As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I will cut you off completely. I will show you no pity at all because you have defiled my Temple with your vile images and detestable sins.
- Ezekiel 7:4I 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.
- Ezekiel 8:18Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy, I will not listen.”
- Ezekiel 21:31I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.
- Ezekiel 7:8Soon I will pour out my fury on you and unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins.
- Ezekiel 11:21But as for those who long for vile images and detestable idols, I will repay them fully for their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
- Ezekiel 22:31So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
- Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies and repay those who reject me.
- 2 Chronicles 6:23then hear from heaven and judge between your servants—the accuser and the accused. Pay back the guilty as they deserve. Acquit the innocent because of their innocence.
- Isaiah 65:6“Look, my decree is written out in front of me: I will not stand silent; I will repay them in full! Yes, I will repay them—
- Hosea 9:7The time of Israel’s punishment has come; the day of payment is here. Soon Israel will know this all too well. Because of your great sin and hostility, you say, “The prophets are crazy and the inspired men are fools!”
- Joel 3:4“What do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and you cities of Philistia? Are you trying to take revenge on me? If you are, then watch out! I will strike swiftly and pay you back for everything you have done.
- Hebrews 10:30For we know the one who said, “I will take revenge. I will pay them back.” He also said, “The Lord will judge his own people.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 9:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Mine eye shall not spare - They say, the Lord seeth not: this is false; I have seen all their iniquities, and do see all their abominations; and I will bring deserved judgment upon them, and then that eye which now sees will neither pity nor spare.Read the comment
- 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. 9-10The Lord replied that he would fully repay Israel’s sins (see Ezekiel 9:3–4, 11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. mine eye--to show them their mistake in saying, "The Lord seeth not." recompense their way upon their head--(Pr 1:31). Retribution in kind.Read the comment
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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
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