Ezekiel 9:10

10 So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.”

Ezekiel 9:10 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
10 As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads."
NLT
10 So I will not spare them or have any pity on them. I will fully repay them for all they have done.”
MSG
10 Well, I do see, and I'm not feeling sorry for any of them. They're going to pay for what they've done."
CSB
10 But as for Me, I will not show pity or spare [them]. I will bring their actions down on their own heads."

Ezekiel 9:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 9:10

And as for me also
As they have not spared the poor and the needy, the widow and the fatherless, but have perverted their judgment, and shed innocent blood: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, [but] I will
recompence their way upon their head;
deal with them by the law of retaliation, and reward them according to their deserts; see ( Ezekiel 7:4 ) .

Ezekiel 9:10 In-Context

8 While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown, crying out, “Alas, Sovereign LORD! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?”
9 He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice. They say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
10 So I will not look on them with pity or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.”
11 Then the man in linen with the writing kit at his side brought back word, saying, “I have done as you commanded.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Jeremiah 13:14; S Ezekiel 7:4; Ezekiel 8:18
  • 2. S Isaiah 22:5; S Isaiah 65:6; Ezekiel 11:21; Ezekiel 23:49
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