Ezekiel 9:5
3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.
4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.
7 Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
- KJV
- And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
- WEB
- To the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him, and strike. Don’t let your eye spare, neither have pity.
- ASV
- And to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity;
- DARBY
- And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have pity.
- BLB
- And to these [others] He said in my ears: “Pass over in the city after him, and strike! Do not let your⁺ eye show pity, and you⁺ shall not have pity.
- ÅB
- Og til de andre hørte jeg ham si: Gå gjennom staden etter ham og slå ned! Vis ikke skånsel og spar ingen!
- OTB
- Til de andre sa Han i min høring: “Følg ham gjennom byen og slå; la deres øyne ikke vise medlidenhet og spar ikke.
- B1930
- Og til de andre hørte jeg ham si: Gå gjennem staden efter ham og slå ned! Vis ikke skånsel og spar ingen!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 5:11
Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.
Read in context1 Samuel 9:15
Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
Read in contextEzekiel 24:14
I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not refrain or show pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Read in contextExodus 32:27
He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
Read in context1 Kings 18:40
Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
Read in contextEzekiel 8:18
Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”
Read in contextNumbers 25:7–8
On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
Read in contextEzekiel 7:9
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.
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