Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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. ”
And
He
crieth
in mine
ears
--
a loud voice --
saying, `Drawn
near have
inspectors
of the city, and
each 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 lo,
six men are
coming from the way
of the upper gate, that
is
facing
the
north, and
each his
slaughter -weapon
in his hand ,
and
one
man in their
midst
is
clothed
with
linen ,
and
a scribe's
inkhorn
at his loins,
and they come
in ,
and stand
near
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 honour
of the God of Israel hath
gone
up
from off
the cherub
, on
which
it hath
been, unto
the threshold of the house
.
“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
He
calleth
unto
the man
who
is
clothed
with
linen,
who
hath
the
scribe's
inkhorn
at
his
loins,
and
Jehovah
saith
unto
him,
`Pass
on
into
the
midst
of the
city
, into
the midst
of
Jerusalem
, and thou
hast
made
a mark on the foreheads of the men who
are
sighing and who
are
groaning for
all the abominations that
are
done
in
its
midst
. '
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
mine
ears
, `Pass
on
into
the city after
him,
and smite
; your
eye
doth
not pity ,
nor
do
ye
spare ;
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
.
aged
, young man,
and virgin
, and infant,
and
women,
ye
do
slay
--
to
destruction
; and
against
any
man
on
whom
`is'
the
mark
ye
do not go nigh,
and
from
My sanctuary ye
begin
. '
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
they
begin
among
the
aged
men
who
`are'
before
the
house,
and
He saith
unto
them, `
Defile the house,
and fill the courts with the wounded,
go forth .'
And
they have
gone
forth
and have
smitten
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
cometh
to
pass,
as
they are
smiting
, and
I --
I
am
left --
that
I fall
on
my
face,
and cry
, and
say
, `Ah
, Lord
Jehovah
, art
Thou
destroying
all
the remnant of Israel ,
in
Thy
pouring
out
Thy
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
. ’
And
He saith
unto
me
, `
The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah `
is '
very
very
great ,
and
the land is full of blood
, and the city hath
been
full of perverseness,
for they have
said:
Jehovah
hath
forsaken the land ,
and
Jehovah
is
not seeing
.
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
I also,
Mine
eye
doth
not pity, nor do
I spare ;
their way
on
their own head
I
have
put
. '
Then
the man clothed in
linen
with the
writing
kit
at his
side
reported
back, “
I have done as You
commanded. ”
And
lo,
the man clothed with linen,
at whose
loins
`is'
the
inkhorn,
is
bringing
back word
, saying,
`
I have done as Thou
hast
commanded me
. '
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