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

5To the others He said in my hearing: “Go through the city after him and strike. Show no pity or compassion; 6kill off old men, young men and girls, little children and women. But touch no one who has the mark. Begin at My Sanctuary.” Then they began with the elders who were before the House. He said to them, “Defile the House and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” So they went out and began to kill in the city. 8While they were out killing, and I was left alone, I fell on my face and cried out saying, “Alas, Adonai Elohim! Are you going to destroy all the remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath upon Jerusalem?” 9He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of corruption. For they say, ‘Adonai has forsaken the land, Adonai does not see!’

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 took pride in their beautiful jewelry and made images of their abominations and their detestable idols. Therefore I made it niddah to them.
• 2 Chronicles 36:17Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the House of their Temple. He had no pity on young man or virgin, elderly or infirm—He gave them all into his hand.
• Psalms 79:1A Psalm of Asaph. God, the nations have invaded Your inheritance, defiled Your holy Temple, and reduced Jerusalem to ruins.
• Lamentations 2:4He bent His bow like an enemy, set His right hand like a foe, and killed all those pleasant to the eye. In the tent of the daughter of Zion He has poured out His wrath like fire.
• Luke 13:1Now there were some present at the same time who told Yeshua about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed 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