Ezekiel 9 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Vision of Yahweh’s Wrath

Then He cried^H7121 out^H7121 in my hearing^H241 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963 saying^H559, “Draw^H7126 near^H7126, [fn]O executioners^H6486 of the city^H5892, each^H376 with his destroying^H4892 weapon^H3627 in his hand^H3027.”

Eze 9:2

Eze 9:2And behold, six men were coming from the direction of the upper gate which faces north, each with his shattering weapon in his hand; and among them was a certain man clothed in linen with a [fn]scribe’s case at his loins. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Eze 9:3

Then the glory^H3519 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 went^H5927 up^H5927 from the cherub^H3742 on which^H834 it had been^H1961, to the threshold^H4670 of the house^H1004 of Yahweh. And He called^H7121 to the man^H376 clothed^H3847 in linen^H906 at whose^H834 loins^H4975 was the [fn]scribe’s^H5608 case^H7083.

Eze 9:4

Eze 9:4Yahweh said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being done in its midst.”

Eze 9:5

Eze 9:5But to the others He said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity and do not spare.

Eze 9:6

Eze 9:6“Kill to utter destruction old men, chosen men, virgins, little ones, and women, but do not touch any man on whom is the mark; and you shall start from My sanctuary.” So they started with the [fn]elders who were before the house.

Eze 9:7

Eze 9:7And He said to them, “Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down the people in the city.

Eze 9:8

Eze 9:8Now it happened as they were striking the people and I alone remained, that I fell on my face and cried out and said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel [fn]by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?”

Eze 9:9

Then He said^H559 to me, “The iniquity^H5771 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 and Judah^H3063 is very^H3966, very^H3966 great^H1419, and the land^H776 is filled^H4390 with bloodshed^H1818, and the city^H5892 is full^H4390 of perversion^H4297; for they say^H559, ‘Yahweh^H3068 has forsaken^H5800 the land^H776, and Yahweh^H3068 does not see^H7200!’

Eze 9:10

Eze 9:10“But as for Me, My eye will have no pity, nor will I spare, but I will put their way upon their heads.”

Eze 9:11

Then behold^H2009, the man^H376 clothed^H3847 in linen^H906 at whose^H834 loins^H4975 was the scribe’s [fn]case^H7083 responded^H7725 with a word^H1697, saying^H559, “I have done^H6213 just^H834 as You have commanded^H6680 me.”