Ezekiel 7:4Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And my eye shall not spare thee, and I will shew thee no pity: but I will lay thy ways upon thee, and thy abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and you shall know that I am the Lord.
Douay-Rheims

וְלֹא־תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֛י עָלַ֖יִךְ וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמ֑וֹל כִּ֣י דְרָכַ֜יִךְ עָלַ֣יִךְ אֶתֵּ֗ן וְתוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֣ךְ תִּֽהְיֶ֔יןָ וִידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

I will not show you compassion, and I will not hold back my judgment. When we surpass the limits of wrongdoing and render our condition irreparable, we forfeit God's grace. I will direct your path upon you, and your detestable acts will be upon you, and you shall be burdened, for I am the Lord. The deepest solace for those who face discipline lies in understanding the God who administers that discipline.

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