{"book":"Ezekiel","slug":"ezekiel","ch":9,"genre":"prose","sub":"Ezekiel","prev":"ezekiel/8","next":"ezekiel/10","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying,“ Draw near, O executioners of the city, each [with] a weapon of destruction in hand.”","f":[],"h":"Execution of the Idolaters","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, [and moved] to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"“ Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD,“ and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"And as I listened, He said to the others,“ Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who [were] before the temple.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"So they began with the elders who [were] before the temple."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"Then He told them,“ Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then He told them,“ Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!”"},{"style":"reg","t":"So they went out and began killing throughout the city."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out,“ Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"He replied,“ The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say,‘ The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back,“ I have done as You commanded.”","f":[],"style":"reg"}]}