Ezekiel 7:9

“And my eye will not spare, and I will not show pity; according to your ways I will lay upon you, and your abominations will be in your midst; and you will know that I, YHWH, am the one who strikes.”

Ezekiel 7:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 7:9, word by word

And my eyeעֵינִeni

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “eni” appears
spareתָחוֹסtachos

pity, spare

Have pity, take compassion; spare. "Let your eye not pity" means do not worry about what you leave behind.

Where else “tachos” appears
show pityאֶחְמוֹלechmol

have pity, spare

Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.

Where else “echmol” appears
according to your waysדְרָכַיִderachayi

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “derachayi” appears
I will layאֶתֵּןeten

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “eten” appears
and your abominationsתוֹעֲבוֹתַיִtoavotayi

abomination

Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.

Where else “toavotayi” appears
will beתִּהְיֶיןָtihyena

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihyena” appears
in your midstתוֹכֵtoche

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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and you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “ydatem” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
am the one who strikesמַכֶּהmake

punish

God punishes with a plague.

Where else “make” appears

The context

8Now soon I will pour out my fury upon you, and spend my anger on you, and judge you according to your ways, and lay upon you all your abominations.

9 · This verse (above)

10Look, the day! Look, it is coming! The turn has gone out, the rod has blossomed, insolence has budded.

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