Ezekiel 9:7

Ezekiel 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to them, "Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out." So they went out and struck in the city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to them, “Defile the temple, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” And they went out and killed in the city.

Context of Ezekiel 9:7

5Then I heard the Lord say to the other men, “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! 6Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders. “Defile the Temple!” the Lord commanded. “Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing throughout the city. 8While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign Lord! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?” 9Then he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very, very great. The entire land is full of murder; the city is filled with injustice. They are saying, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! The Lord has abandoned the land!’

Ezekiel 9:7 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם טַמְּא֣וּ אֶת־הַבַּ֗יִת וּמַלְא֧וּ אֶת־הַחֲצֵר֛וֹת חֲלָלִ֖ים צֵ֑אוּ וְיָצְא֖וּ וְהִכּ֥וּ בָעִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Defileטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and fillמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the courtsחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• with the slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• go ye forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• and slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892

Cross-references for Ezekiel 9:7

• Ezekiel 7:20They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make detestable idols and vile images. Therefore, I will make all their wealth disgusting to them.
• 2 Chronicles 36:17So the Lord brought the king of Babylon against them. The Babylonians killed Judah’s young men, even chasing after them into the Temple. They had no pity on the people, killing both young men and young women, the old and the infirm. God handed all of them over to Nebuchadnezzar.
• Psalms 79:1O God, pagan nations have conquered your land, your special possession. They have defiled your holy Temple and made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.
• Lamentations 2:4He bends his bow against his people, as though he were their enemy. His strength is used against them to kill their finest youth. His fury is poured out like fire on beautiful Jerusalem.
• Luke 13:1About this time Jesus was informed that Pilate had murdered some people from Galilee as they were offering sacrifices at the Temple.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Defile the house - A dreadful sentence, Let it be polluted, I will no more dwell in it; I now utterly forsake it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Defile the house - By filling the temple and its courts with the bodies of the slain. See Numbers 19:11.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-11Verses 5-11 The slaughter must begin at the sanctuary, that all may see and know that the Lord hates sin most in those nearest to him. He who was appointed to protect, reported the matter. Christ is faithful to the trust reposed in him. Is he commanded by his Father to secure eternal life to the chosen remnant? He says, Of all that thou hast given me, I have lost none. If others perish, and we are saved, we must ascribe the difference wholly to the mercy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Defile the temple: In the past, Queen Athaliah was dragged out of the temple before she was executed. This was done so that her blood would not defile (make unclean) the holy place (2 Kings 11:15–16). Now the situation was different. These idolaters were to be killed inside the temple. Their idolatry had already defiled it so deeply that nothing sacred remained there. Without God’s holy presence, the building was no longer truly holy. Protecting its outer…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111. cried--contrasted with their "cry" for mercy (Eze 8:18) is the "cry" here for vengeance, showing how vain was the former. them that have charge--literally, officers; so "officers" (Is 60:17), having the city in charge, not to guard, but to punish it. The angels who as "watchers" fulfil God's judgments (Da 4:13, 17, 23; 10:20, 21); the "princes" (Jr 39:3) of Nebuchadnezzar's army were under their guidance. draw near--in the Hebrew intensive, "to draw…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 9:7

• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings