Ezekiel 7:4
in Ezekiel 7I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 7
Commentary
8 notes on this verseAnd mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity,.... Though the punishment will be heavy, and the lamentation will be great; see Eze 5:11; but I will recompense thy ways upon thee; the evil of punishment for the evil of sin, the righteous demerit of their actions: and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee; not taken away, unatoned for, and indeed not repented of.
This site's exposition
the word of the LORD came to me
on Ezekiel 7:1-4
The oracle opens with a sentence of doom: “The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.” The word “end” is struck again and again, and the unit closes with the recognition formula, “Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
This site's exposition
I will not look on you with pity
No pity or sparing will soften this judgment. The Lord will punish the people for their ways and for the abominations among them. Matthew Henry puts it plainly: sinners are beaten with their own rod.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 3, 4.) Now the end is upon you, and I will unleash my fury upon you, and I will judge you according to your ways, and I will bring all your abominations against you. And my eye will not spare you, and I will have no pity, but I will bring your ways upon you, and your abominations will be in your midst, and you will know that I am the Lord.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
They had flattered themselves with hopes that they should shortly see an end of their troubles. "Yea," says God, " An end has come, but a miserable one, not the expected end " (which is promised to the pious remnant among them, Jer. xxix. 11 ); " it is the end, that end which you have been so often warned of, that last end which Moses wished you to consider ( Deut. xxxii.
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Note, In the heaviest judgments God inflicts upon sinners he does but recompense their own ways upon them; they are beaten with their own rod. And, when God comes to reckon with a sinful people, he will bring every provocation to account: " will recompense upon thee all thy abominations (
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); that is, the secret wickedness shall now be brought to light, and that shall appear to have been in the midst of thee which before was not suspected; and thy sin shall now become an abomination to thyself.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Thine 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.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תָח֥וֹס | tachos | it will look with compassion | H2347 → | 24 times |
| עֵינִ֛י | ʾeini | eye my | H5869 → | 887 times |
| עָלַ֖יִךְ | ʾalayikh | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֶחְמ֑וֹל | ʾechmol | I will show pity | H2550 → | 41 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| דְרָכַ֜יִךְ | derakhayikh | ways your | H1870 → | 707 times |
| עָלַ֣יִךְ | ʾalayikh | to you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֶתֵּ֗ן | ʾeten | I will requite | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | vetoavotayikh | and abominations your | H8441 → | 117 times |
| בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְ | betokhekh | in midst of you | H8432 → | 418 times |
| תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ | tihyeina | they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם | vida'tem | and you will know | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ פ | yahweh | [am] Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תָח֥וֹסit will look with compassion
tachosH2347 →24 times
עֵינִ֛יeye my
ʾeiniH5869 →887 times
עָלַ֖יִךְon you
ʾalayikhH5921 →5755 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
אֶחְמ֑וֹלI will show pity
ʾechmolH2550 →41 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
דְרָכַ֜יִךְways your
derakhayikhH1870 →707 times
עָלַ֣יִךְto you
ʾalayikhH5921 →5755 times
אֶתֵּ֗ןI will requite
ʾetenH5414 →2011 times
וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙and abominations your
vetoavotayikhH8441 →117 times
בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְin midst of you
betokhekhH8432 →418 times
תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָthey will be
tihyeinaH1961 →3559 times
וִידַעְתֶּ֖םand you will know
vida'temH3045 →945 times
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָֽה׃ פ[am] Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and…
it leads to
- Acts 26:24–25
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
- Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time…
- Mark 3:21
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
- 2 Kings 9:11
When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.
- Acts 26:24–25
Through
Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 7:20
His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in…
- Ezekiel 7:9
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is…
- Ezekiel 11:18
When they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations.
- Ezekiel 7:20
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.