John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 7:9
And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity ,.... This verse is the same with Ezekiel 7:4 ; only instead of "I will recompense thy ways upon thee", here it is, I will recompense thee according to thy ways upon thee and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee ; which have both the same sense, showing the equity and justice of the divine proceedings: and to the clause, it is added, and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth ; with the rod of his anger,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 7:1-15
We have here fair warning given of the destruction of the land of Israel, which was now hastening on apace. God, by the prophet, not only sends notice of it, but will have it inculcated in the same expressions, to show that the thing is certain, that it is near, that the prophet is himself affected with it and desires they should be so too, but finds them deaf, and stupid, and unaffected. When the town is on fire men do no seek for fine words and quaint expressions in which to give an account... read more