My eye will have no pity nor will I spare you. I will repay you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst; then you will know that I, the Lord, am striking.
Parallel translations
- WEB My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. I will bring on you according to your ways. Your abominations will be among you; and you will know that I, Yahweh, strike.
- KJV And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.
- BSB I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.
- NKJV ‘My eye will not spare, Nor will I have pity; I will repay you according to your ways, And your abominations will be in your midst. Then you shall know that I am the Lord who strikes.
- NLT I will turn my eyes away and show no pity. I will repay you for all your detestable sins. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who is striking the blow.
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Quick answer
Again God's eye will not spare; He repays their ways so they know He, Yahweh, strikes. The blow itself reveals His hand.
Overview
Repeating the refrain of unsparing justice, the Lord promises to bring the people's ways upon them. The added phrase 'you will know that I, Yahweh, strike' identifies God as the one acting in judgment, not mere chance. Recognizing God's hand in discipline is itself a step toward the knowledge of Him that leads to repentance and life.
Cross-references & the web
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- Rev 20:13The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
- Gal 6:7Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
- Isa 9:13Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
- Mic 6:9Yahweh’s voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.
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