Ezekiel 8:18

Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 5:11-13 uses the exact phrase 'My eye will have no pity nor will I spare' — reinforcing the judgment in Ezekiel 8:18.

Ezekiel 7:4-9 repeats 'My eye will have no pity, nor will I spare' — directly parallel to Ezekiel 8:18.

Ezekiel 9:5 Parallel

Ezekiel 9:5 commands 'do not let your eye have pity and do not spare' — applying the same principle from Ezekiel 8:18.

Ezekiel 9:10 echoes 'My eye will have no pity nor will I spare' — identical phrasing to Ezekiel 8:18.

Ezekiel 20:17 contrasts: God spared Israel in the wilderness, but Ezekiel 8:18 declares He will not spare now.

In Ezekiel 24:14, this same unwavering judgment is declared: 'I will not spare, nor will I relent.'

Luke 13:25 Parallel

In Luke 13:25, Jesus depicts a shut door where the Lord refuses to know those who knock, illustrating final rejection like here.

In Jeremiah 14:12, God will not hear their cry despite fasting and offerings — same refusal.

In Jeremiah 11:11, God will not listen when they cry — a direct thematic parallel.

Isaiah 59:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 59:2, sins separate us from God so he does not hear — the reason behind the refusal here.

Isaiah 1:15 Parallel

In Isaiah 1:15, God hides his eyes and refuses to listen to prayers — same refusal as here.

In Proverbs 1:28, wisdom says God will not answer when the foolish call — a direct parallel to the no-hearing here.

Micah 3:4 Parallel

In Micah 3:4, the same refusal to hear when they cry out because of evil deeds, confirming God's consistent response to persistent sin.

In Zechariah 7:13, the reciprocal principle: as they would not hear God, He will not hear them, echoing Ezekiel's warning.

In Judges 10:14, God tells them to cry to their false gods — mirroring the refusal to hear here.

In Judges 10:13, God declares He will no longer save Israel — a parallel refusal to respond to their cries.

Hosea 2:4 Parallel

Hosea 2:4 uses similar language: 'I will not have mercy' — echoing God's refusal to pity here.

Hosea 5:6 Parallel

Hosea 5:6 describes God withdrawing so they will not find him, mirroring 'I will not hear' here.

Zechariah 11:6 explicitly says God will no longer have pity on the land, directly parallel to 'no pity' here.

In Deuteronomy 29:20, the Lord's unwillingness to pardon and burning anger mirrors the no-pity judgment of Ezekiel.

Lamentations 3:43 says 'killing without pity', a clear echo of Ezekiel 8:18's refusal to spare or pity.

Lamentations 2:17 explicitly says 'without pity', directly mirroring Ezekiel 8:18's language of no pity in judgment.

Lamentations 2:2 uses 'without mercy' — identical to Ezekiel 8:18's 'no pity' — describing God's wrath against Judah.

Jeremiah 44:6 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 44:6 describes the actual outpouring of God's wrath, fulfilling the same judgment declared in Ezekiel 8:18.

Jeremiah 21:7 repeats 'not pity, spare, or have compassion' — exact same formula of judgment as here.

Jeremiah 13:14 says 'I will not pity or spare or have compassion' — direct verbal parallel to God's decree here.

Isaiah 30:14 uses 'without sparing' for total destruction — identical concept to 'my eye will not spare' here.

Psalm 18:41 Parallel

In Psalm 18:41, the wicked cry out but are not answered or saved, directly parallel to God's refusal here.

Job 27:9 Parallel

In Job 27:9, the question of whether God hears the wicked in distress is answered here: He will not.

Proverbs 1:24 shows people refusing to listen to God's call — here God reverses roles and will not hear their cries in judgment.

Jeremiah 44:3 lists the idolatry that provoked God's anger, providing the cause behind the irrevocable wrath in Ezekiel 8:18.

Jeremiah 23:39 speaks of being cast from God's presence — similar removal of mercy as God refusing to hear here.

Jeremiah 4:4 warns of unquenchable wrath if hearts remain uncircumcised — parallels the inevitability of God's judgment here.

Isaiah 65:3 Parallel

Isaiah 65:3 depicts people continually provoking God — the same provocation that leads to His unsparing judgment here.

Isaiah 3:8 Parallel

Isaiah 3:8 attributes Jerusalem's fall to defying God — same sin that triggers God's unsparing wrath here.

In Leviticus 26:28, God's fury and multiplied discipline for covenant disobedience parallels the unrelenting wrath here.