Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
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. ”
Then 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.
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.
And 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.
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.
And
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.
“
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
. ”
And
Jehovah
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
.
And as
I
listened,
He
said
to the others, “Follow
him
through the city and start
killing;
do
not show
pity
or
spare anyone!
And 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;
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
.
slay
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
.
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.
And
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.
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? ”
And
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
thou
destroy all
the residue
of Israel in
thy
pouring
out
of
thy
wrath
upon
Jerusalem
?
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
. ’
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 wrestling
`of
judgment':
for they say, Jehovah
hath
forsaken the land ,
and
Jehovah
seeth
not.
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
. ”
And
as for me also
, mine
eye
shall
not spare
, neither
will I have
pity,
but
I will bring their way
upon their head
.
Then
the man clothed in linen with
the writing
kit
at
his side reported back
, “
I have done as You
commanded. ”
And
behold,
the man clothed in linen ,
who
had
the inkhorn
by
his side ,
reported the
matter
, saying,
I have done as thou
hast
commanded me
.
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