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 7:9

7:9 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare 5  you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, 6  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking you. 7 

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 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.

6 tn Heb “According to your behavior I will place on you.”

7 tn The MT lacks “you.” It has been added for clarification.