Ezekiel 9 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Vision of Yahweh’s Wrath

1 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.”

2 And behold ^H2009, six ^H8337 men ^H376 were coming ^H935 from the direction ^H1870 of the upper ^H5945 gate ^H8179 which ^H834 faces ^H6437 north ^H6828, each ^H376 with his shattering ^H4660 weapon ^H3627 in his hand ^H3027; and among ^H8432 them was a certain ^H259 man ^H376 clothed ^H3847 in linen ^H906 with a [fn]scribe’s ^H5608 case ^H7083 at his loins ^H4975. And they went ^H935 in ^H935 and stood ^H5975 beside ^H681 the bronze ^H5178 altar ^H4196.

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. 4 Yahweh ^H3068 said ^H559 to him, “Go ^H5674 through the midst ^H8432 of the city ^H5892, even through the midst ^H8432 of Jerusalem ^H3389, and put ^H8427 a mark ^H8420 on the foreheads ^H4696 of the men ^H376 who sigh ^H584 and groan ^H602 over ^H5921 all ^H3605 the abominations ^H8441 which are being done ^H6213 in its midst ^H8432.” 5 But to the others ^H428 He said ^H559 in my hearing ^H241, “Go ^H5674 through the city ^H5892 after ^H310 him and strike ^H5221; do not let your eye ^H5869 have ^H2347 pity ^H2347 and do not spare ^H2550. 6 Kill ^H2026 to utter destruction ^H4889 old ^H2205 men ^H2205, chosen ^H970 men ^H970, virgins ^H1330, little ^H2945 ones ^H2945, and women ^H802, but do not touch ^H5066 any ^H3605 man ^H376 on whom ^H834 is the mark ^H8420; and you shall start ^H2490 from My sanctuary ^H4720.” So they started ^H2490 with the [fn]elders ^H2205 who ^H834 were before ^H6440 the house ^H1004. 7 And He said ^H559 to them, “Defile ^H2930 the house ^H1004 and fill ^H4390 the courts ^H2691 with the slain ^H2491. Go ^H3318 out ^H3318!” Thus they went ^H3318 out ^H3318 and struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 the people in the city ^H5892. 8 Now it happened as they were striking ^H5221 the people and I alone remained ^H7604, that I fell ^H5307 on my face ^H6440 and cried ^H2199 out ^H2199 and said ^H559, “Alas ^H162, Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068! Are You destroying ^H7843 the whole ^H3605 remnant ^H7611 of Israel ^H3478 [fn]by pouring ^H8210 out ^H8210 Your wrath ^H2534 on Jerusalem ^H3389?”

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!’ 10 But as for Me, My eye ^H5869 will have ^H2347 no ^H3808 pity ^H2347, nor ^H3808 will I spare ^H2550, but I will put ^H5414 their way ^H1870 upon their heads ^H7218.”

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.”