Ezekiel 9
The Slaughter of the
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He cried also in mine ears with a loud
voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw
near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his
hand.
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And, behold, six men came from the way of
the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a
slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they
went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.
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And the glory of the God of Israel was
gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the
house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;
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and the LORD said
unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of
Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads Rev. 7.3 ; 9.4 ; 14.1 of
the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done
in the midst thereof.
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And 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:
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slay 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.
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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.
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And 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 GOD! wilt thou destroy all
the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon
Jerusalem?
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Then 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, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the
LORD seeth not.
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And as for me also, mine eye shall not
spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their
way upon their head.
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And, behold, the man clothed with
linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the
matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded
me.
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