<< Ezekiel 9 >>
King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition | |
1He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause
them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every
man with his destroying weapon in
his hand.
2And, behold, six
men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every
man a slaughter weapon in
his hand; and
one Man among them
was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by
his side; and
they went in, and stood beside the
bronze altar.
3And the
glory of the
God of Israel was gone up from the
cherub,
upon which {whereupon}
He was, to the threshold of the house. And
He called to the
Man clothed with linen,
Who had the writer's inkhorn by
His side.
4And 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 {be} done in the midst
of it {thereof}.
5And to the
others He said in mine hearing, Go
ye after
Him through the city, and smite; let not your eye spare, neither have
ye pity.
6Slay utterly old
and young, both maids, 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 ancient men who
were before the house.
7And
He said unto
them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain; go
ye forth. And
they went forth, and slew in the city.
8And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, 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?
9Then said He unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness; for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
10And as for Me also, Mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.
11And, behold, the Man clothed with linen, Who had the inkhorn by His side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as Thou hast commanded Me.
