Ezekiel 9

The Vision of Slaughter

1Then He criedH7121 outH7121 in my 1presenceH241 with a loudH1419 2voiceH6963, sayingH559, “ComeH7126 forwardH7126, you 3executionersH6486 of the cityH5892, eachH376 with his weaponH3627 of destructionH4892 in his handH3027.” 2And beholdH2009, sixH8337 menH376 cameH935 from the directionH1870 of the upperH5945 gateH8179 whichH834 facesH6437 northH6828, eachH376 with his smashingH4660 weaponH3627 in his handH3027; and amongH8432 them was 4oneH259 manH376 clothedH3847 in linenH906 with a scribe’sH5613 kitH7083 at his waistH4975. And they cameH935 inH935 and stoodH5975 besideH681 the bronzeH5178 altarH4196.

3Then the 5gloryH3519 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 ascendedH5927 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 waistH4975 was the scribe’sH5613 kitH7083. 4And the LordH3068 saidH559 to him, “GoH5674 through the midstH8432 of the cityH5892, through the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389, and makeH8427 a 7markH8420 on the foreheadsH4696 of the peopleH376 who 8groanH584 and sighH602 overH5921 allH3605 the abominationsH8441 which are being committedH6213 in its midstH8432.” 5But to the othersH428 He saidH559 in my 9presenceH241, “GoH5674 through the cityH5892 afterH310 him and strikeH5221; do not let your eyeH5869 haveH2347 pityH2347 and do not spareH2550. 610UtterlyH4889 11killH2026 oldH2205 menH2205, youngH970 menH970, female virginsH1330, littleH2945 childrenH2945, and womenH802, but do not 12touchH5066 anyH3605 personH376 on whomH834 is the markH8420; and you shall 13startH2490 from My sanctuaryH4720.” So they startedH2490 with the 14eldersH2205 whoH834 were beforeH6440 the 15templeH1004. 7He also saidH559 to them, “16DefileH2930 the 17templeH1004 and fillH4390 the courtyardsH2691 with the deadH2491. GoH3318 outH3318!” So they wentH3318 outH3318 and struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 the people in the cityH5892. 8And as they were strikingH5221 the people and I alone was leftH7604, I 18fellH5307 on my faceH6440 and criedH2199 outH2199, 19sayingH559, “20OhH162, LordH136 21GodH3068! Are You going to destroyH7843 the entireH3605 remnantH7611 of IsraelH3478 22by pouringH8210 outH8210 Your wrathH2534 on JerusalemH3389?”

9Then He saidH559 to me, “The guiltH5771 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063 is veryH3966, veryH3966 greatH1419, and the landH776 is 23filledH4390 with bloodH1818, and the cityH5892 is 24fullH4390 of perversionH4297; for 25they sayH559, ‘The LordH3068 has abandonedH5800 the landH776, and the LordH3068 does not seeH7200!’ 10But as for Me, 26My eyeH5869 will haveH2347 noH3808 pityH2347 norH3808 will I spareH2550, but 27I will bringH5414 their conductH1870 upon their headsH7218.”

11Then beholdH2009, the manH376 clothedH3847 in linenH906, at whoseH834 waistH4975 was the scribe’s kitH7083, 28reportedH7725H1697, sayingH559, “I have doneH6213 justH3512 asH3512 You have commandedH6680 me.”