Ezekiel 7 · Verse 4

Ezekiel 7:4

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.
Ezekiel 7:4, King James Version

Ezekiel 7:4 in other translations

BSBI 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.’
WEBMy eye will not spare you, neither will I have pity; but I will bring your ways on you, and your abominations will be among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd no pity on thee hath Mine eye, nor do I spare, For thy ways against thee I do set, And thine abominations are in thy midst, And ye have known that I am Jehovah.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEMy eye will not have mercy on you, and I will have no pity: but I will send the punishment of your ways on you, and your disgusting works will be among you: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
WebsterAnd my eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thy abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

What does Ezekiel 7:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. 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.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 7:1-15

The desolation of the land. (Ezek 7:1-15) The distress of the few who should escape. (Ezek 7:16-22) The captivity. (Ezek 7:23-27) Verses 1-15 The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will the destruction of sinners be; for none can avoid it. Oh that the wickedness of the wicked might end before it bring them to an…

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Ezekiel 7:4 in the original Hebrew

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וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תָח֥וֹסta.Chosit will look with compassionH2347
עֵינִ֛י'ei.Nieye myH5869
עָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
אֶחְמ֑וֹל'ech.MolI will show pityH2550
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
דְרָכַ֜יִךְde.ra.Kha.yikhways yourH1870
עָלַ֣יִךְ'a.La.yikhto youH5921
אֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenI will requiteH5414
וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ve.to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhand abominations yourH8441
בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְbe.to.Khekhin midst of youH8432
תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָtih.Yei.nathey will beH1961
וִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.Temand you will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 7:4

  • Ezekiel 6:7

    And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 11:21

    But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 5:11

    Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

  • Hosea 12:2

    The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.

  • Ezekiel 7:27

    The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Hosea 9:7

    The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.

  • Ezekiel 16:43

    Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord God: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.

  • Ezekiel 6:14

    So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 9:10

    And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

  • Jeremiah 13:14

    And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.

  • Jeremiah 16:18

    And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.

  • Ezekiel 8:18

    Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
mine.
9; 5:11; 8:18; 9:10; 24:14; Jer 13:14; Zec 11:6
but.
11:21; 16:43; 23:31; 23:49; Jer 16:18; 25:14; Ho 9:7; 12:2; Heb 10:30
and ye.
27; 6:7,14; 12:20

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Context

  • Ezekiel 7:3

    Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.

  • Ezekiel 7:4

    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.

  • Ezekiel 7:5

    Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.

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Ezekiel 7:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y mi ojo no te perdonará, ni tendré misericordia; antes pondré sobre ti tus caminos, y en medio de ti estarán tus abominaciones; y sabréis que yo soy Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et mon œil n’aura point compassion de toi, et je n’épargnerai pas; mais je mettrai tes voies sur toi, et tes abominations seront au milieu de toi; et vous saurez que je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und mein Auge wird deiner nicht schonen und ich werde mich nicht erbarmen; sondern ich will deine Wege über dich bringen, und deine Greuel sollen in deiner Mitte sein. Und ihr werdet wissen, daß ich Jehova bin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et non parcet oculus meus super te, et non miserebor: sed vias tuas ponam super te, et abominationes tuæ in medio tui erunt, et scietis quia ego Dominus.