Ezekiel / Question
God says Jerusalem defiled his sanctuary with detestable things, so he will withdraw pity and not spare Ezekiel 5:11. The chapter describes severe outcomes: famine, pestilence, beasts, and the sword Ezekiel 5:12. These judgments are said to be done in anger and wrath Ezekiel 5:13.
In Ezekiel 5:11–13, the Lord declares an unbreakable decision: because Jerusalem has polluted his sanctuary with detestable practices, he will withdraw compassion and act to reduce the people. These verses sit inside Ezekiel’s early announcements of Jerusalem’s coming disaster (Ezekiel 4–7), where acted-out signs and direct speeches explain why the city will fall.
Ezekiel 5:11–13 presents the fall of Jerusalem as a certain, sworn decision from the Lord. The stated cause is religious pollution: the sanctuary has been defiled with “detestable things” and “abominations.” The result is a withdrawal of compassion (“my eye will not spare… no pity”) and a severe reduction of the people.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Ezekiel 5:11, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
11Therefore, 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 will I also diminish [you]; neither shall my eye spare, and I also will have no pity.