I, Yahweh, have spoken it. It will happen, and I will do it. I won’t go back. I won’t spare. I won’t repent. According to your ways, and according to your doings, they will judge you,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
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I, Yahweh, have spoken it. It will happen, and I will do it. I won’t go back. I won’t spare. I won’t repent. According to your ways, and according to your doings, they will judge you,” says the Lord Yahweh.’ ”
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I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
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I the LORD have spoken it; it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.'
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 24:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
- Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
- Ezekiel 18:30 “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity will not be your ruin.
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
- 1 Samuel 15:29 Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
- Psalms 33:9 For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Isaiah 55:11 so is my word that goes out of my mouth: it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do.
- Jeremiah 13:14 I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together,” says Yahweh: “I will not pity, spare, or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.” ’ ”
- Jeremiah 23:20 Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed, and until he has performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly.
- Ezekiel 5:11 Therefore as I live,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘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.
- Ezekiel 7:4 My eye will not spare you, neither will I have pity; but I will bring your ways on you, and your abominations will be among you. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.’
- Ezekiel 9:10 As for me also, my eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity, but I will bring their way on their head.”
- Romans 2:5-6 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God; who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”
- Jeremiah 4:18 “Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart.”
- Ezekiel 7:9 My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. I will punish you according to your ways. Your abominations will be among you. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, strike.
- Ezekiel 8:18 Therefore I will also deal in wrath. My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. Though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet I will not hear them.”
- Ezekiel 16:43 “ ‘ “Because you have not remembered the days of your youth, but have raged against me in all these things; therefore, behold, I also will bring your way on your head,” says the Lord Yahweh: “and you shall not commit this lewdness with all your abominations.
- Ezekiel 22:31 Therefore I have poured out my indignation on them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have brought their own way on their heads,” says the Lord Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 23:24 They will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples. They will set themselves against you with buckler, shield, and helmet all around. I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their judgments.
- Ezekiel 23:29 They will deal with you in hatred, and will take away all your labor, and will leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your prostitution will be uncovered, both your lewdness and your prostitution.
- Ezekiel 36:19 I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed through the countries. I judged them according to their way and according to their deeds.
- Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, the Babylonians.
That is, the Babylonians.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 24:14 I the LORD have spoken [it]: it…
Eze 24:14 I the LORD have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Ver. 14. I the Lord have spoken it.] And you may write upon it, Sententia haec stabit. Think not that these are only big words, bugbear terms, devised on purpose to frighten silly people; for do it I will, yea, that I will.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This verse scarce hath its like I think in…
This verse scarce hath its like I think in the book of God, so fully doth it ratify and confirm all, and prevents all their evasions.
I the Lord have spoken it: this is Ezekiel’s saying, Nay, it is the Lord that hath spoken it.
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It shall come to pass. But perhaps it may not be. Yea, but it shall; for I will do it, who have spoken it.
I will not go back. But God hath relaxed, as in Nineveh’s case. But he will not go back from this word.
Neither will I spare. But he will be merciful in the midst of judgment. Nay, but God will not spare, or mitigate his wrath.
Neither will I repent. Yet, ere all are consumed will he not, as Amo 7:3? No, he will not repent, your burnt flesh and city shall be a spiced sacrifice pleasing to his justice. Finally, as thou deservest, God will use thee. But then we shall be in his hand. Nay,
they, thy inveterate enemies, shall judge thee.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain I the Lord have spoken it; it shall come…
I the Lord have spoken it; it shall come to pass,.... What God has said shall be accomplished; his word shall not return void and empty, or be without effect:
and I will do it; being God omnipotent and unchangeable:
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I will not go back; from his word, or the thing threatened and denounced; nothing should prevail upon him to act such a part:
neither will I spare; show any mercy or compassion, or abate of the punishment due:
neither will I repent; or change the course and method of Providence; but abide by the decree gone forth, and the sentence pronounced, and thoroughly execute it; a heap of words ascertaining the truth of what is predicted:
according to thy ways and according to thy doings shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God; that is, the Chaldeans shall judge and condemn thee, and execute my judgments on thee in a just and righteous manner, as thy evil ways and works deserve.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain go back--desist; relax [FAIRBAIRN].
go back--desist; relax [FAIRBAIRN].
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Shall they judge — See Eze_23:49; LXX., will…
14. Shall they judge — See Eze_23:49; LXX., will I judge. (See notes Eze_20:25; Eze_23:30.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. shall they judge] Cf. Eze_23:49. LXX. and the…
14. shall they judge] Cf. Eze_23:49. LXX. and the versions, I will judge, which LXX. then amplified into an additional verse, somewhat in terms of Eze_22:5. The words, though found by the translator in his MS., are hardly original.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ver. 14 (first clause). God true to his word.
Ver. 14 (first clause). God true to his word.
the Lord have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it.
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I THE SUPPOSITION THAT GOD MAY.NOT BE TRUE TO HIS WORD. Certain observations and considerations shelter that supposition.
1. The changefulness of life. It looks as though things fell out by chance. We do not discern regular, orderly movements in Divine providence.
2. The tardy fulfillment of threat and promise. Both are delayed. Then men lose hold of both, and regard them as inoperative.
3. A false idea of Gods mercy. It is thought that God must be too kind to execute his awful threatenings of wrath.
4. Unbelief. This condition of the souls of men is at the root of the error, and it is only by its existence that other considerations are laid hold of and made occasions for doubting God"s certain performance of what he has foretold.
II THE CERTAINTY THAT GOD WILL BE TRUE TO HIS WORD. This is based on important considerations.
1. The constancy of God. He is "the Eternal." Men vary, but God is changeless. What he wills today, he wills forever.
2. The perfect knowledge of God. We may be forced to change our plans by reason of the discovery of new facts. A change in our circumstances may compel a change in our conduct. But God knows all things, and he has prevision of all future contingencies when he makes his promise. Of course, he acts in regard to changing events and the alteration of the characters of men. But these things are all foreknown, and where his action is concerned with them it is conditioned accordingly from the first. There is no surprise and consequent sudden turn.
3. The power of God. We may fail to keep our word from simple inability. A man may promise to pay a sum of money by a certain day, and, in the mean time, unforeseen misfortunes may rob him of the power to redeem his word. No such chances can happen with the Almighty.
4. The mercy of God. Archbishop Tillotson pointed out that God was not so bound to fulfill his threats as to keep his promises of grace, because men had a claim on the latter, but no one would claim the former. Nevertheless, it would not be merciful in God to torture us with warnings of a doom that was not impending. God does remit penalties. But then, from the first he has promised pardon to the penitent.
III THE CONSEQUENCES OF GOD"S BEING TRUE TO HIS WORD.
1. The vanity of unbelief. It may be with us as it was in the days of Noah. (Mat_24:37-39) But the judgment will not be the less certain because we refuse to expect it.
1. The need of a sure refuge. God has threatened judgment against sin. He will be true to his word. Then we should be prepared to face the day of wrath. Our only refuge is to "flee from God to God.
2. The assurance of true faith. God has given gracious promises of pardon to his returning children. (e.g. Isa_1:18) He will certainly be as trueto those promises as to any threatenings of wrath against the impenitent. The eternal constancy of God is a rock of refuge for his humble, repentant, trusting children.
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Zec 8:14").
repent
(See Scofield "Zec 8:14").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues telling a parable to Ezekiel about a cooking pot that represents Jerusalem. This parable continues through the end of this verse. (See: Parables)
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nor will I rest from it
"nor will I rest from punishing you." The word "it" refers to Yahweh punishing the people.
As your ways were, and as your activities, they will judge you
This speaks of Yahweh judging the people for their ways as if their "ways" were actually judging them. AT: "I will judge you by your activities and your ways" (See: Personification)
this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:11. AT: "this is what the Lord Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, have declared" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
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