Reference

Ezekiel 11:21

But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.
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And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

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That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

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But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.

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Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

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And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

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Punishment Language
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The verse speaks of recompense for actions, which is a consequence, not necessarily a prophetic event. The "recompense their way upon their own heads" could be interpreted metaphorically as experiencing the natural consequences of their choices rather than a specific, concrete historical or future event.