Ezekiel 9 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 9:5

And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
Ezekiel 9:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 9:5 in other translations

BSBAnd as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
WEBTo the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him, and strike. Don’t let your eye spare, neither have pity.
ASVAnd to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity;
YLTAnd to the others he said in mine ears, ‘Pass on into the city after him, and smite; your eye doth not pity, nor do ye spare;
DARBYAnd to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have pity.
BBEAnd to these he said in my hearing, Go through the town after him using your axes: do not let your eyes have mercy, and have no pity:
WebsterAnd to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

What does Ezekiel 9:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. the others--the six officers of judgment (Eze 9:2).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 9:5-11
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 of our God, for we too have deserved wrath. Let us still continue to plead in behalf of others. But where the Lord shows no mercy he does no injustice; he only recompenses men's ways.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 9:5 in the original Hebrew

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וּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙u.le.'E.lehand to theseH428
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saidH559
בְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.Naiin ears myH241
עִבְר֥וּ'iv.RupassH5674
בָעִ֛ירva.'Irin the cityH5892
אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Ravafter himH310
וְהַכּ֑וּve.ha.Kuand strikeH5221
אַל'al-notH408
תָּחֹ֥סta.Choslet it look with compassionH2347
עֵינְכֶ֖םei.nei.khemeye yourH5869
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תַּחְמֹֽלוּ\׃tach.Mo.luyou show pityH2550

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Cross references for Ezekiel 9:5

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 9:15

    Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

  • Ezekiel 24:14

    I the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God.

  • Exodus 32:27

    And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • 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.

  • Numbers 25:7-8

    And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 7:9

    And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth.

  • Isaiah 5:9

    In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.

  • 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 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.

  • Isaiah 22:14

    And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hearing. Heb. ears.
1Sa 9:15; Isa 5:9; 22:14
Go.
10; 5:11; 7:4,9; 8:18; 24:14; Ex 32:27; Nu 25:7,8; De 32:39-42
1Ki 18:40

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Context

  • Ezekiel 9:4

    And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

  • Ezekiel 9:5

    And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

  • Ezekiel 9:6

    Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

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Ezekiel 9:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y á los otros dijo á mis oídos: Pasad por la ciudad en pos de él, y herid; no perdone vuestro ojo, ni tengáis misericordia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et à ceux-là il dit, à mes oreilles: Passez par la ville après lui, et frappez; que votre œil n’ait point compassion, et n’épargnez pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und zu jenen sprach er vor meinen Ohren: Gehet hinter ihm her durch die Stadt und schlaget; euer Auge schone nicht, und erbarmet euch nicht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et illis dixit, audiente me: Transite per civitatem sequentes eum, et percutite: non parcat oculus vester, neque misereamini: