Ezekiel 5 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 5:9

And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
Ezekiel 5:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 5:9 in other translations

BSBBecause of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.
WEBI will do in you that which I have not done, and which I will not do anything like it any more, because of all your abominations.
ASVAnd I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
YLTAnd I have done in thee that which I have not done, And that which I do not its like again, Because of all thine abominations.
DARBYand I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
BBEAnd I will do in you what I have not done and will not do again, because of all your disgusting ways.
WebsterAnd I will do in thee that which I have not done, and the like to which I will not do any more, because of all thy abominations.

What does Ezekiel 5:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. See on Eze 5:7. that which I have not done--worse than any former judgments (La 4:6; Da 9:12). The prophecy includes the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, and the final one by Antichrist (Zec 13:8, 9; 14:2), as well as that by Nebuchadnezzar. Their doom of evil was not exhausted by the Chaldean conquest. There was to be a germinating evil in their destiny, because there would be, as the Lord foresaw, a germinating evil in their character. As God connected Himself peculiarly with Israel, so there was to be a peculiar manifestation of God's wrath against sin in their case [Fairbairn]. The higher the privileges the greater the punishment in the case of abuse of them. When God's greatest favor, the gospel, was given, and was abused by them, then "the wrath was to come on them to the uttermost" (1Th 2:16).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 I will do in thee that which I have not done - The destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar was one of the greatest calamities that ever fell on any nation or place before; and that by the Romans under Titus exceeded all that has taken place since. These two sackages of that city have no parallel in the history of mankind.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 5:5-17

The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry? Those who live and die impenitent, will perish for ever unpitied; there is a day coming when the Lord will not spare. Let not persons or churches, who change the Lord's statutes, expect to escape the doom of Jerusalem. Let us endeavour to adorn the doctrine of…

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Ezekiel 5:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiand I will bring aboutH6213
בָ֗ךְVakhin you
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
עָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiI have brought aboutH6213
וְאֵ֛תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehI will doH6213
כָמֹ֖הוּkha.Mo.hulike itH3644
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
יַ֖עַןYa.'anbecause ofH3282
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
תּוֹעֲבֹתָֽיִךְ\׃\ \סto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhabominations yourH8441

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 5:9

  • Daniel 9:12

    And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

  • Matthew 24:21

    For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

  • Amos 3:2

    You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

  • Lamentations 4:9

    They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

  • Lamentations 4:6

    For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that which.
La 4:6,9; Da 9:12; Am 3:2; Mt 24:21The sentence here passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, and the manner of expression makes it yet more so: the judgments are various, the threatenings of them varied, reiterated; so that one may well say, Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 5:8

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

  • Ezekiel 5:9

    And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.

  • Ezekiel 5:10

    Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.

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Ezekiel 5:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y haré en ti lo que nunca hice, ni jamás haré cosa semejante, á causa de todas tus abominaciones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je ferai en toi ce que je n’ai pas fait et ne ferai plus semblablement, à cause de toutes tes abominations.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich will an dir tun, was ich nicht getan habe und desgleichen ich nicht wieder tun werde, um all deiner Greuel willen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et faciam in te quod non feci, et quibus similia ultra non faciam, propter omnes abominationes tuas.