Ezekiel 24:21

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength - (cf. ). The object of your pride and confidence (; ; ).

Desire of your eyes - (). The antitype to Ezekiel's wife (, "the desire of thine eyes").

That which your soul pitieth - loveth, as pity is akin to love: yearned over. "Profane" is an appropriate word. They had profaned the temple with idolatry; God, in just retribution, will profane it with the Chaldean sword - i:e., lay it in the dust, as Ezekiel's wife was laid in the dust. And your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword - the children left behind in Judea when the parents were carried away.