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. Amos 6:8). The object of your pride and confidence (Jeremiah 7:4; Jeremiah 7:10; Jeremiah 7:14).
Desire of your eyes - (Psalms 27:4). The antitype to Ezekiel's wife (Ezekiel 24:16, "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.