Ezekiel 5:11
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. A fourth sign act: Ezekiel shaves his head and divides the hair — one third burned, one third struck with a sword around the city, one third scattered to the wind. The few hairs tucked in his garment represent the …
Other Translations
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity.
Therefore, I live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah: Because My sanctuary thou hast defiled, With all thy detestable things, And with all thine abominations, Mine eye pitieth not, and I also spare not. Do not even I also diminish?
For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have made my holy place unclean with all your hated things and all your disgusting ways, you will become disgusting to me; my eye will have no mercy and I will have no pity.
Cross References
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods …
Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I …
O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled …
But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.
Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this …
The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen …
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, …