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Ezekiel 7:4

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 7:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
Ezekiel 7:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto the land of Israel, An end: the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
3Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
4And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity; but I will bring thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
5Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An evil, an only evil; behold, it cometh.
6An end is come, the end is come; it awaketh against thee; behold, it cometh.
7Thy doom is come unto thee, O inhabitant of the land: the time is come, the day is near, [a day of] tumult, and not [of] joyful shouting, upon the mountains.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity, &c.] Though the punishment will be heavy, and the lamentation will be great; (see <260511>Ezekiel 5:11); but I will recompense thy ways upon thee; the evil of punishment for the evil of sin, the righteous demerit of their actions: and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee; not taken away, unatoned for, and indeed not repented of. The Targum is, “and the punishment of thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee:” and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord; to whom vengeance belongs; who takes notice of sinful actions, and punishes for them; to whom appertain the perfections of omniscience, omnipotence, and punitive…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“thine abominations--the punishment of thine abominations. shall be in the midst of thee--shall be manifest to all. They and thou shall recognize the fact of thine abominations by thy punishment which shall everywhere befall thee, and that manifestly.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A kind of refrain, repeated in Ezekiel 7:8-9, as the close of another stanza. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Recompense - The punishment of them. Ezekiel 7:5”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“mine: Eze 7:9, Eze 5:11, Eze 8:18, Eze 9:10, Eze 24:14; Jer 13:14; Zac 11:6 but: Eze 11:21, Eze 16:43, Eze 23:31, Eze 23:49; Jer 16:18, Jer 25:14; Hos 9:7, Hos 12:2; Heb 10:30 and ye: Eze 7:27, Eze 6:7, Eze 6:14, Eze 12:20 Ezekiel 7:5”
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