Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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 my
ears
with
a loud voice, saying, Cause
you
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.
Behold,
six men came
from the way
of the upper gate, which lies
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. 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.
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
. ”
Yahweh
said
to
him,
Go through
the midst
of the
city
, through
the midst
of
Jerusalem
, and set
a mark on the foreheads of the men that
sigh
and that
cry
over all the abominations that
are
done
in
the
midst
of
it
.
And
as
I
listened,
He
said
to the others, “Follow
him
through the city and start
killing;
do
not
show
pity
or
spare anyone!
To the others he
said
in
my
hearing
, Go
you
through the city after
him,
and strike:
don't
let
your
eye
spare ,
neither
have
you
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
.
kill
utterly
the old man
, the young man
and the virgin,
and little
children and
women
; but don't
come
near any
man
on
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.
He said
to
them, Defile the house,
and fill the courts with the slain :
go you
forth .
They went forth,
and struck
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? ”
It
happened,
while they were smiting
, and
I was left ,
that
I fell on
my
face,
and cried, and
said
, Ah
Lord Yahweh!
will you destroy all
the residue
of Israel in
your
pouring
out
of
your
wrath
on
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 to
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, Yahweh
has forsaken the land ,
and
Yahweh
doesn't
see.
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
. ”
As for me also
, my
eye
shall
not spare
, neither
will I have
pity,
but
I will bring their way
on
their head
.
Then
the man clothed in linen with
the writing
kit
at
his side reported back
, “
I have done as You commanded. ”
Behold,
the man clothed in linen ,
who
had
the inkhorn
by
his side ,
reported the
matter
, saying,
I have done as you have
commanded me
.
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