Ezek 9
1
Then he called in mine ears with a loud voice, saying: 'Cause ye them that have charge
over the city to draw near, every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.'
2
And, behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lieth toward the north,
every man with his weapon of destruction in his hand; and one man in the midst of
them clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn on his side. And they went in, and
stood beside the brazen altar.
3
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was,
to the threshold of the house; and He called to the man clothed in linen, who had
the writer's inkhorn on his side.
4
And the LORD said unto him: 'Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of
Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for
all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof.'
5
And to the others He said in my hearing: 'Go ye through the city after him, and smite;
let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity;
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slay utterly the old man, the young man and the maiden, and little children and women;
but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at My sanctuary.' Then
they began at the elders that were before the house.
7
And He said unto them: 'Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain; go ye
forth.' And they went forth, and smote in the city.
8
And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my
face, and cried, and said: 'Ah Lord GOD! wilt Thou destroy all the residue of Israel
in Thy pouring out of Thy fury upon Jerusalem?'
9
Then said He unto me: 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding
great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wresting of judgment; for
they say: The LORD hath forsaken the land, and the LORD seeth not.
10
And as for Me also, Mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will
bring their way upon their head.'
11
And, behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the inkhorn on his side, reported,
saying: 'I have done according to all that Thou hast commanded me.'