| 1 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. 2 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.
3 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. 4 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. 5 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; 6 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. 7 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. 8 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? 9 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. 10 And as for me
also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will bring
their way upon their head. 11 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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