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 7:8-9

7:8 Soon now I will pour out my rage ⁵  on you; I will fully vent my anger against you. I will judge you according to your behavior. I will hold you accountable for all your abominable practices. 7:9 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ⁶  you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, ⁷  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking you. ⁸ 

[7:4]  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.

[7:4]  ² tn The pronoun “you” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[7:4]  ³ tn “I will set your behavior on your head.”

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and your abominable practices will be among you.”

[7:8]  ⁵ tn The expression “to pour out rage” also occurs in Ezek 9:8; 14:19; 20:8, 13, 21; 22:31; 30:15; 36:18.

[7:9]  ⁶ 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.

[7:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “According to your behavior I will place on you.”

[7:9]  ⁸ tn The MT lacks “you.” It has been added for clarification.