Return to TFBV Index
Ezekiel 9 1Then he cried in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause ye
them that have charge over the city to draw near, every man with his
destroying weapon in his hand. 2And behold, six men came from the
way of the upper gate, which lieth toward the north, every man with his
slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed
in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side. And they went in, and
stood beside the brazen altar. 3And the glory of the God of Israel
was gone up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the
house: and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer's
inkhorn by his side. 4And YHWH said unto him, Go through the
midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon
the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the
abominations that are done in the midst thereof. 5And to the
others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and
smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity; 6slay utterly
the old man, the young man and the virgin, 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 old men that were before the house. 7And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with
the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city. 8And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left,
that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt
you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath
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 wrestling [of judgment]: for they say, Jehovah
hath forsaken the land, and YHWH seeth not. 10And as for me
also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will
bring their way upon their head. 11And behold, the man clothed in
linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I
have done as you hast commanded me. Average revision: 0 (ASV Unaltered)
|