Ezekiel 5:11

5:11 “Therefore, as surely as I live, says the sovereign Lord, because you defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable idols and with all your abominable practices, I will withdraw; my eye will not pity you, nor will I spare ¹  you.

Ezekiel 7:4

7:4 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ²  you. ³  For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, ⁴  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. ⁵  Then you will know that I am the Lord!

Ezekiel 8:18

8:18 Therefore I will act with fury! My eye will not pity them nor will I spare ⁶  them. When they have shouted in my ears, I will not listen to them.”

Ezekiel 16:5

16:5 No eye took pity on you to do even one of these things for you to spare you; ⁷  you were thrown out into the open field ⁸  because you were detested on the day you were born.

Ezekiel 24:14

24:14 “‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment ⁹  is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! ¹⁰  I will judge you ¹¹  according to your conduct ¹²  and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

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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 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.

³ tn The pronoun “you” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

⁴ tn “I will set your behavior on your head.”

⁵ tn Heb “and your abominable practices will be among you.”

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 sn These verbs, “pity” and “spare,” echo the judgment oracles in 5:11; 7:4, 9; 8:18; 9:5, 10.

⁸ sn A similar concept is found in Deut 32:10.

⁹ tn Heb “it”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Or perhaps, “change my mind.”

¹¹ tc Some medieval Hebrew mss and the major ancient versions read a first person verb here. Most Hebrew mss read have an indefinite subject, “they will judge you,” which could be translated, “you will be judged.”

¹² tn Heb “ways.”