Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised. New Living Translation No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were unwanted, dumped in a field and left to die. English Standard Version No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you out of compassion for you, but you were cast out on the open field, for you were abhorred, on the day that you were born. Berean Standard Bible No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth. King James Bible None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. New King James Version No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were loathed on the day you were born. New American Standard Bible No eye looked with pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you. Rather you were thrown out into the open field, for you were abhorred on the day you were born. NASB 1995 “No eye looked with pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you. Rather you were thrown out into the open field, for you were abhorred on the day you were born. NASB 1977 “No eye looked with pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you. Rather you were thrown out into the open field, for you were abhorred on the day you were born. Legacy Standard Bible No eye had pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you. Rather you were thrown out into the open field, for your soul was abhorred on the day you were born. Amplified Bible No eye looked with pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out in the open field, for you were loathed on the day that you were born. Christian Standard Bible No one cared enough about you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. But you were thrown out into the open field because you were despised on the day you were born. Holman Christian Standard Bible No one cared enough about you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. But you were thrown out into the open field because you were despised on the day you were born.” American Standard Version No eye pitied thee, to do any of these things unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, for that thy person was abhorred, in the day that thou wast born. Contemporary English Version Not one person loved you enough to do any of these things, and no one even felt sorry for you. You were despised, thrown into a field, and forgotten. English Revised Version None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, for that thy person was abhorred, in the day that thou wast born. GOD'S WORD® Translation No one who saw you felt sorry enough for you to do any of these things. But you were thrown into an open field. You were rejected when you were born. Good News Translation No one took enough pity on you to do any of these things for you. When you were born, no one loved you. You were thrown out in an open field. International Standard Version Nobody pitied you to do any of these things for you, and nobody showed you any compassion. You were tossed outside on the ground, because you were detested from the day you were born. Majority Standard Bible No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth. NET Bible No eye took pity on you to do even one of these things for you to spare you; you were thrown out into the open field because you were detested on the day you were born. New Heart English Bible No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, for that your person was abhorred, in the day that you were born. Webster's Bible Translation No eye pitied thee, to do any of these to thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. World English Bible No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, because you were abhorred in the day that you were born. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionNo eye has had pity on you, to do any of these to you, "" To have compassion on you, "" And you are cast on the face of the field, "" With loathing of your soul "" In the day you were born! Young's Literal Translation No eye hath had pity on thee, to do to thee any of these, To have compassion on thee, And thou art cast on the face of the field, With loathing of thy person. In the day thou hast been born -- thou! Smith's Literal Translation No eye spared upon thee to do one of these to thee, to pity upon thee; and thou wilt be east to the face of the field in loathing of thy soul in the day of bringing thee forth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNo eye had pity on thee to do any of these things for thee, out of compassion to thee: but thou wast cast out upon the face of the earth in the abjection of thy soul, in the day that thou wast born. Catholic Public Domain Version No eye took pity on you, so as to do even one of these things to you, out of compassion for you. Instead, you were cast upon the face of the earth, in the abjection of your soul, on the day when you were born. New American Bible No eye looked on you with pity or compassion to do any of these things for you. Rather, on the day you were born you were left out in the field, rejected. New Revised Standard Version No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you out of compassion for you; but you were thrown out in the open field, for you were abhorred on the day you were born. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNor did her eye have pity upon you, to do any of these things to you and to have compassion upon you; but you were cast out in the open field, to the loathing of your person on the day that you were born. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And her eye had no pity upon you, that she would do one of these things for you, and she would get rid of you, but you were thrown out into the wilderness in her depreciation of your life in the day that she gave you birth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917No eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field in the loathsomeness of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. Brenton Septuagint Translation Nor did mine eye pity thee, to do for thee one of all these things, to feel at all for thee; but thou wast cast out on the face of the field, because of the deformity of thy person, in the day wherein thou wast born. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem's Unfaithfulness…4On the day of your birth your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing. You were not rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. 5No one cared enough for you to do even one of these things out of compassion for you. Instead, you were thrown out into the open field, because you were despised on the day of your birth. 6Then I passed by and saw you wallowing in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, ‘Live!’ There I said to you, ‘Live!’… Cross References Hosea 2:4-5 I will have no compassion on her children, because they are the children of adultery. / For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’ Jeremiah 30:14 All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. Lamentations 2:15-16 All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!” Isaiah 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! Deuteronomy 32:10 He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye. Psalm 27:10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me. Isaiah 54:6 For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God. Jeremiah 2:2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 10:30-34 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. ... Romans 5:6-8 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. / Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. / But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, Ephesians 2:1-5 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. ... Treasury of Scripture None eye pitied you, to do any of these to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, to the loathing of your person, in the day that you were born. eye Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. Isaiah 49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Lamentations 2:11,19 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city… but thou Genesis 21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. Exodus 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. Exodus 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. Jump to Previous Abhorred Born Cast Compassion Country Despised Enough Eye Face Field Hated Kind Open Pitied Pity Rather Thee Thrown Time WastJump to Next Abhorred Born Cast Compassion Country Despised Enough Eye Face Field Hated Kind Open Pitied Pity Rather Thee Thrown Time WastEzekiel 16 1. Under the parable of a wretched infant is shown the natural state of Jerusalem6. God's extraordinary love toward her, 15. Her grievous judgment 35. Her sin, equal to her mother, 46. and exceeding her sisters, Sodom and Samaria, 59. calls for judgments 60. Mercy is promised her in the end No eye cared for you This phrase highlights the utter neglect and abandonment experienced by Jerusalem, symbolized as an unwanted child. The Hebrew word for "eye" (עַיִן, 'ayin) often signifies attention or regard. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the eye was considered the window to one's soul and intentions. The absence of any eye caring suggests a complete lack of empathy or concern from surrounding nations or peoples, emphasizing Jerusalem's isolation and vulnerability. to do even one of these things for you out of compassion but you were cast out into the open field for on the day you were born you were despised Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Noלֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no one cared enough חָ֨סָה (ḥā·sāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2347: To pity, look upon with compassion for you עָלַ֜יִךְ (‘ā·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against to do לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make even one אַחַ֥ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first of these things מֵאֵ֖לֶּה (mê·’êl·leh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those out of compassion לְחֻמְלָ֣ה (lə·ḥum·lāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2550: To commiserate, to spare for you. עָלָ֑יִךְ (‘ā·lā·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Instead, you were thrown out וַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞י (wat·tuš·lə·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the open פְּנֵ֤י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face field, הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land because you נַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ (nap̄·šêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion were despised בְּגֹ֣עַל (bə·ḡō·‘al) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1604: Abhorrence on the day בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day of your birth. הֻלֶּ֥דֶת (hul·le·ḏeṯ) Verb - Hofal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage Links Ezekiel 16:5 NIVEzekiel 16:5 NLT Ezekiel 16:5 ESV Ezekiel 16:5 NASB Ezekiel 16:5 KJV Ezekiel 16:5 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 16:5 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 16:5 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 16:5 French Bible Ezekiel 16:5 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 16:5 No eye pitied you to do any (Ezek. 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