Ezekiel 5:12

"Therefore as I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you. My eye won’t spare, and I will have no pity."

Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 5:12, the Lord GOD declares a severe judgment on Jerusalem for its moral corruption and idolatry, which have defiled His sanctuary. This divine declaration of judgment is not merely punitive; it also serves as a warning to Israel that God will spare no one from His wrath. The imagery of "my eye won’t spare" emphasizes God's unflinching commitment to justice, ensuring that no one who has contributed to the desecration of His holy place will be spared His righteous judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The judgmentsEzekiel 5:12-17of “famine, pestilence,” and the “sword,” were precisely those which attended the coming siege of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 15:2ff). The “drawing out the sword after them” indicates that the anger of God will follow them even to the land of their exile (compareJeremiah 42:19-22;Leviticus 26:25), and that the horrors of the Babylonian siege are but the beginning of the sorrows of the nation.

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