Ezekiel 5:11-13
11Therefore, aas I live, declares the Lord God, surely, bbecause you have defiled my sanctuary cwith all your detestable things and with all your dabominations, etherefore I will withdraw. ▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts I will cut you down
gMy eye will not spare, and I will have no pity. 12 hA third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; ia third part shall fall by the sword all around you; jand a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them. 13 k“Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself. And they shall know that lI am the Lord—that I have spoken in my jealousy— mwhen I spend my fury upon them.
Ezekiel 7:4-9
4 nAnd my eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity, but oI will punish you for your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. pThen you will know that I am the Lord.5“Thus says the Lord God: Disaster qafter disaster! ▼
▼Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Syriac, Targum); most Hebrew manuscripts Disaster! A unique disaster!
Behold, it comes. 6 sAn end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. 7 tYour doom ▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 10
has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. vThe time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not wof joyful shouting on the mountains. 8Now I will soon xpour out my wrath upon you, and yspend my anger against you, zand judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations. 9 aaAnd my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways, while your abominations are in your midst. abThen you will know that I am the Lord, who strikes. Ezekiel 9:5
5And to acthe others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. adYour eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity.Ezekiel 9:10
10As for me, aemy eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; afI will bring their deeds upon their heads.”Ezekiel 16:42
42 agSo will I satisfy my wrath on you, and my jealousy shall depart from you. I will be calm and will no more be angry.Ezekiel 24:13
13On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, ahyou shall not be cleansed anymore till aiI have satisfied my fury upon you.Nahum 1:2
God’s Wrath Against Nineveh
2 ajThe Lord is a jealous and avenging God;the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
akthe Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
and alkeeps wrath for his enemies.
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