THE
BOOK OF EZEKIEL
Ezekiel Chapter 9
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¶ Then he called out in a loud voice for me to hear, saying, Cause those who
have charge over the city to come near, each with his battle axe in his
hand.
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So six men came from the upper gate, which faced toward the north, and each man
had a battle axe in his hand; and one man among them was clothed in
linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside
the bronze altar.
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And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, upon which it
rested, to the threshold of the temple. And he called to the man dressed in
linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
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And the LORD said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst
of Jerusalem, and place a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and mourn
over all the detestable things that are done in its midst.
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¶ Then he told the others while I was listening,
Follow him through the city, and strike people down: do not show any
pity, or feel sorry:
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Slay outright old and young, virgins, little children, and women: but do
not come near anyone upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary.
So they started with the elders who were in front of the temple.
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And he said to them, Defile the temple, and fill its courts with the dead: now
go. So they went out killing people in the city.
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And while they were killing them, and I was left, I fell upon my face, and
cried, saying, Ah Lord GOD! will
you destroy all that is left of
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Then said he to me, The wickedness of the house of
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So I will not show any more pity, or feel sorry, but I will give them
what they deserve.
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And, behold, the man dressed in linen, who had
the inkhorn by his side, reported back, saying, I have done as you have
commanded me.