Yehezkiel 7:3-4

7:3 The end is now upon you, and I will release my anger against you; I will judge ¹  you according to your behavior, ²  I will hold you accountable for ³  all your abominable practices. 7:4 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ⁴  you. ⁵  For I will hold you responsible for your behavior, ⁶  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. ⁷  Then you will know that I am the Lord!

Yehezkiel 7:8-9

7:8 Soon now I will pour out my rage ⁸  on you; I will fully vent my anger against you. I will judge you according to your behavior. I will hold you accountable for all your abominable practices. 7:9 My eye will not pity you; I will not spare ⁹  you. For your behavior I will hold you accountable, ¹⁰  and you will suffer the consequences of your abominable practices. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking you. ¹¹ 

[7:3]  ¹ tn Or “punish” (cf. BDB 1047 s.v. שָׁפַט 3.c).

[7:3]  ² tn Heb “ways.”

[7:3]  ³ tn Heb “I will place on you.”

[7:4]  ⁴ 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.

[7:4]  ⁵ tn The pronoun “you” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[7:4]  ⁶ tn “I will set your behavior on your head.”

[7:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “and your abominable practices will be among you.”

[7:8]  ⁸ tn The expression “to pour out rage” also occurs in Ezek 9:8; 14:19; 20:8, 13, 21; 22:31; 30:15; 36:18.

[7:9]  ⁹ 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.

[7:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “According to your behavior I will place on you.”

[7:9]  ¹¹ tn The MT lacks “you.” It has been added for clarification.