Key Verse Spotlight
Ezekiel 7:9 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations {that} are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD that smiteth. {thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc}β
Ezekiel 7:9
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble {is} near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. {sounding...: or, echo}
Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations {that} are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD that smiteth. {thee according: Heb. upon thee, etc}
Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.
Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them {shall remain}, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither {shall there be} wailing for them. {theirs: or, their tumultuous persons: Heb. tumult}
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