King James Version
Ezekiel 9:10 in the King James Version says “And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.”
Ezekiel 9:10 · KJV
And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. full of blood: Heb. filled with, etc perverseness: or, wresting of judgment
And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. reported: Heb. returned the word
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And as for me also mine eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“their way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“upon their head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“but I will recompense”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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