Ezekiel 9:10

Therefore, my eye will not be lenient, and I will not take pity. I will repay their own way upon their head.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

9And he said to me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Judah, is vast and exceedingly great, and the land has been filled with blood, and the city has been filled with what is abhorrent. For they have said: ‘The Lord has forsaken the earth,’ and, ‘The Lord does not see.’

11And behold, the man who was clothed with linen, who had a writing instrument at his back, responded a word, saying: “I have done just as you instructed me.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:41When I sharpen my sword like lightning, and my hand takes hold of judgment, then I will render vengeance to my enemies, and I will repay those who hate me.

2 Chronicles 6:23you will hear him from heaven, and you will execute justice for your servants, so that you return, to the iniquitous man, his own way upon his own head, and so that you vindicate the just man, repaying him according to his own justice.

Ezekiel 5:11Therefore, as I myself live says the Lord God, because you have violated my sanctuary with all your offenses and with all your abominations, I also will break into pieces, and my eye will not be lenient, and I will not take pity.

Ezekiel 7:4And my eye will not be lenient over you, and I will not take pity. Instead, I will set your ways upon you, and your abominations will be in your midst. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 8:18Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”

Ezekiel 11:21But as for those whose heart walks after their offenses and abominations, I will set their own way upon their head, says the Lord God.”

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 9:6-11

The Righteous Distinguished; The Prophet's Intercession. ( b. c. 593.) 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: 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. 7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And… Read the whole commentary →

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