Ezekiel 9:5To the others he said in my hearing, Go through the city after him, and strike: don't let your eye spare, neither have pity;
The setting
Tel Abib, Iraq ~593 BC. Ezekiel, exiled by Nebuchadnezzar, receives a terrifying vision of Jerusalem's coming destruction...
The emotion here: horrified at witnessing divine wrath unleashed
The original word
nākâ (נָכָה) — to strike down, smite with finality, not mere wounding
Why it matters
This vision came 6 years before Jerusalem actually fell in 587 BC
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 9:5
Ezekiel SAW this happen in vision before it occurred in reality
Common misconceptionPeople think this is God being cruel, but Ezekiel had just seen the people worshipping idols IN the temple itself. This is justice after repeated warnings were ignored.
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Verses that echo Ezekiel 9:5
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 9:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 9:5 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, no mercy, destruction. Notable phrases: go through city; strike; no pity. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
Your reflection
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