Ezekiel 9

The Vision of Slaughter

1Then He criedH7121 out in my hearingH241 with a loudH1419 1voiceH6963 sayingH559, “DrawH7126 nearH7126, 2O executionersH6486 of the cityH5892, eachH376 with his destroyingH4892 weaponH3627 in his handH3027.” 2BeholdH2009, sixH8337 menH376 cameH935 from the directionH1870 of the upperH5945 gateH8179 whichH834 facesH6437 northH6828, eachH376 with his shatteringH4660 weaponH3627 in his handH3027; and amongH8432 them was 3a certainH259 manH376 clothedH3847 in linenH906 with a 4writingH5613 caseH7083 at his loinsH4975. And they wentH935 in and stoodH5975 besideH681 the bronzeH5178 altarH4196.

3Then the 5gloryH3519 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 wentH5927 up from the cherubH3742 on whichH834 it had beenH1961, to the thresholdH4670 of the 6templeH1004. And He calledH7121 to the manH376 clothedH3847 in linenH906 at whoseH834 loinsH4975 was the writingH5613 caseH7083. 4The LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “GoH5674 through the midstH8432 of the cityH5892, even through the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389, and putH8427 a 7markH8420 on the foreheadsH4696 of the menH376 who 8sighH584 and groanH602 overH5921 allH3605 the abominationsH8441 which are being committedH6213 in its midstH8432.” 5But to the othersH428 He saidH559 in my hearingH241, “GoH5674 through the cityH5892 afterH310 him and strikeH5221; do not let your eyeH5869 haveH2347 pityH2347 and do not spareH2550. 69UtterlyH4889 10slayH2026 oldH2205 menH2205, youngH970 menH970, maidensH1330, littleH2945 childrenH2945, and womenH802, but do not 11touchH5066 anyH3605 manH376 on whomH834 is the markH8420; and you shall 12startH2490 from My sanctuaryH4720.” So they startedH2490 with the 13eldersH2205 whoH834 were beforeH6440 the 14templeH1004. 7And He saidH559 to them, “15DefileH2930 the 16templeH1004 and fillH4390 the courtsH2691 with the slainH2491. GoH3318 out!” Thus they wentH3318 out and struckH5221 downH5221 the people in the cityH5892. 8As they were strikingH5221 the people and I alone was leftH7604, I 17fellH5307 on my faceH6440 and criedH2199 out 18sayingH559, “19AlasH162, LordH136 20GodH3068! Are You destroyingH7843 the wholeH3605 remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478 21by pouringH8210 out Your wrathH2534 on JerusalemH3389?”

9Then He saidH559 to me, “The iniquityH5771 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063 is veryH3966, veryH3966 greatH1419, and the landH776 is 22filledH4390 with bloodH1818 and the cityH5892 is 23fullH4390 of perversionH4297; for 24they sayH559, ‘The LordH3068 has forsakenH5800 the landH776, and the LordH3068 does not seeH7200!’ 10But as for Me, 25My eyeH5869 will haveH2347 noH3808 pityH2347 norH3808 will I spareH2550, but 26I will bringH5414 their conductH1870 upon their headsH7218.”

11Then beholdH2009, the manH376 clothedH3847 in linenH906 at whoseH834 loinsH4975 was the 27writingH7083 caseH7083 28reportedH7725H1697, sayingH559, “I have doneH6213 justH3512 as You have commandedH6680 me.”