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My eye shall not spare you, neither will I have pity; but I will bring your ways on you, and your abominations shall be in the midst of you: and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
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Mercy Is Not a Blank Check
Commentators like John Calvin explain that God's declaration of having 'no pity' is not a denial of His merciful character, but a response to hypocrisy. The people were presuming upon God's mercy as a license to continue in their 'abominations.' This verse serves as a warning that God's patience is for leading people to repentance, not for enabling persistent sin.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A kind of refrain, repeated in Ezekiel 7:8-9, as the close of another stanza.
16th Century
Protestant
In other words, he reinforces his own declaration, that God will not spare them, nor will he be persuaded. For when hypocrites hear the pr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And mine eye shall not spare you, neither will I have pity , &c.] Though the punishment will be heavy, and the lamentatio…
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The abruptness of this prophecy, and the many repetitions, show that the prophet was deeply affected by the prospect of these calamities. Such will…
