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

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 which were before the house. 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. 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 Yhwh! 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 exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, Yhwh hath forsaken the earth, And Yhwh seeth not.

Ezekiel 9:7 word by word

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

• 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 7:20As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
• 2 Chronicles 36:17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
• Psalms 79:1O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
• Lamentations 2:4He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
• Luke 13:1There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

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)

In the dictionaries

• Hearing
• Living creatures
• Angel
• Defile; Defilement
• Horn
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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