Ezekiel 7:4

7:4 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ¹  you. ²  For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, ³  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. ⁴  Then you will know that I am the Lord!

Ezekiel 7:1

The End Arrives

7:1 The word of the Lord came to me:

Ezekiel 20:28

20:28 I brought them to the land which I swore ⁵  to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.

Psalms 9:16

9:16 The Lord revealed himself;

he accomplished justice;

the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. ⁶  (Higgaion. ⁷  Selah)

Joel 3:17

The Lord’s Presence in Zion

3:17 You will be convinced ⁸  that I the Lord am your God,

dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.

Jerusalem ⁹  will be holy –

conquering armies ¹⁰  will no longer pass through it.

¹ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term is primarily emotional: “to pity,” which in context implies an action, as in being moved by pity in order to spare them from the horror of their punishment.

² tn The pronoun “you” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

³ tn “I will set your behavior on your head.”

⁴ tn Heb “and your abominable practices will be among you.”

⁵ tn Heb “which I lifted up my hand.”

⁶ tn Heb “by the work of his hands [the] wicked [one] was ensnared. The singular form רָשָׁע (rasha’, “wicked”) is collective or representative here (see vv. 15, 17). The form נוֹקֵשׁ (noqesh) appears to be an otherwise unattested Qal form (active participle) from נָקַשׁ (naqash), but the form should be emended to נוֹקַשׁ (noqash), a Niphal perfect from יָקַשׁ (yaqash).

⁷ tn This is probably a technical musical term.

⁸ tn Heb “know.”

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¹⁰ tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.