Ezek 9
1
And he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, The judgement of the city has
drawn nigh; and each had the weapons of destruction in his hand.
2
And, behold, six men came from the way of the high gate that looks toward the north,
and each one’s axe was in his hand; and there was one man in the midst of them clothed
with a long robe down to the feet, and a sapphire girdle was on his loins: and they
came in and stood near the brazen altar.
3
And the glory of the God of Israel, that was upon them, went up Alex. on the cherubs from the cherubs to the porch See Eze
47 of the house. And he called the man that was clothed with the long robe, who had
the girdle on his loins;
4
And said to him, Go through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads
of the men that groan and that grieve for all the iniquities that are done in the
midst of them.
5
And he said to the first in my hearing, Go after him into the city, and smite: and
let not your eyes spare, and have no mercy.
6
Slay Gr. to abolition utterly old man and youth, and virgin, and infants, and women: but go you not nigh
any on whom is the mark: begin at my Or, holy things, or, persons sanctuary. So they began with the elder men who were within
in the house.
7
And he said to them, Defile the house, and go out and fill the ways with dead bodies,
and smite.
8
And it came to pass as they were smiting, that I fell upon my face, and cried out,
and said, Alas, O Lord! Gr. are you destroying will you destroy the remnant of Israel, in pouring out your anger upon Jerusalem?
9
Then said he to me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Juda is become very exceedingly
great: for the land is filled with many nations, and the city is filled with iniquity
and uncleanness: because they have said, The Lord has forsaken the earth, The Lord
looks not upon it.
10
Therefore mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have any mercy: I have recompensed
their ways upon their heads.
11
And, behold, the man clothed with the long robe, and girt with the girdle about his
loins, answered and said, I have done as you did command me.