Ezekiel 8:18

18 So I am angry with them. I will punish them. I will not spare them or feel sorry for them. They might even shout in my ears. But I will not listen to them."

Ezekiel 8:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 8:18

Therefore will I also deal in fury
Being provoked by such abominable idolatries, and such horrid insolence, and most contemptuous treatment: mine eye shall not spare: neither will I have pity:
see ( Ezekiel 5:11 ) ( Ezekiel 7:4 Ezekiel 7:9 ) ; and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice;
very pressingly and earnestly for help, being in great distress: [yet] will I not hear them;
as they turned their backs on him, he will turn a deaf ear to them, and not regard their cries. The Targum is,

``they shall pray before me, with a great voice, and I will not receive their prayer.''

Ezekiel 8:18 In-Context

16 Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD's house. About 25 men were there. They were at the entrance to the LORD's temple between the porch and the altar. Their backs were turned toward the temple. Their faces were turned toward the east. And they were bowing down to the sun.

17 He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen all of that? The people of Judah are doing things here that I hate. This is a very serious matter. They are harming one another all through the land. They continue to make me very angry. Just look at them making fun of me!

18 So I am angry with them. I will punish them. I will not spare them or feel sorry for them. They might even shout in my ears. But I will not listen to them."