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Ezekiel 9

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¹ Then he called loudly in my hearing, “Come near, executioners of the city, each of you with a destructive weapon in his hand.”

² And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, ⓔ which faces north, each with a war club in his hand. There was another man among them, clothed in linen, ⓕ carrying writing equipment. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.

³ Then the glory of the God of Israel ⓖ rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment.

⁴ “Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,” the LORD said to him, “and put a mark on the foreheads ⓗ of the men who sigh and groan ⓘ over all the detestable practices committed in it.”

⁵ He spoke to the others in my hearing: “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them! ⓙ

⁶ Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, as well as the children and older women, ⓚ but do not come near anyone who has the mark. ⓛ Begin at my sanctuary.” ⓜ So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.

⁷ Then he said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. ⓝ Go!” So they went out killing people in the city.

⁸ While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD! ⓐ Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel when you pour out your wrath on Jerusalem?”

⁹ He answered me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, ⓑ and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has abandoned the land; ⓒ he does not see.’ ⓓ

¹⁰ But as for me, I will not show pity or spare them. ⓔ I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.” ⓕ

¹¹ Then the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment reported back, “I have done all that you commanded me.”

#	CSB
1	Then he called loudly in my hearing, “Come near, executioners of the city, each of you with a destructive weapon in his hand.”
2	And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, ⓔ which faces north, each with a war club in his hand. There was another man among them, clothed in linen, ⓕ carrying writing equipment. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.
3	Then the glory of the God of Israel ⓖ rose from above the cherub where it had been, to the threshold of the temple. He called to the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment.
4	“Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,” the LORD said to him, “and put a mark on the foreheads ⓗ of the men who sigh and groan ⓘ over all the detestable practices committed in it.”
5	He spoke to the others in my hearing: “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them! ⓙ
6	Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, as well as the children and older women, ⓚ but do not come near anyone who has the mark. ⓛ Begin at my sanctuary.” ⓜ So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
7	Then he said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. ⓝ Go!” So they went out killing people in the city.
8	While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD! ⓐ Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel when you pour out your wrath on Jerusalem?”
9	He answered me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, ⓑ and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has abandoned the land; ⓒ he does not see.’ ⓓ
10	But as for me, I will not show pity or spare them. ⓔ I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.” ⓕ
11	Then the man clothed in linen and carrying writing equipment reported back, “I have done all that you commanded me.”

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