Eze 9:1-7 | ESV | STEP | Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice , saying , Bring near the executioners of the city , each with his destroying weapon in his hand .

g[See ver. 2 above]

h Rev. 3:12; 7:3; 9:4; 14:1; 22:4; [Ex. 12:7; Rev. 13:16, 17; 14:9; 20:4]

i[Ps. 119:53, 136, 158]

j[ver. 2]

kSee ch. 5:11

l[2 Chr. 36:17]

m[Rev. 9:4]

nSee Jer. 25:29

o ch. 7:21, 22

Ezekiel 9:1-7

Idolaters Killed

1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, ^aeach with his destroying weapon in his hand.” 2 And behold, six men came from the direction of ^bthe upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was ^ca man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside ^dthe bronze altar.

3 Now ^ethe glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to ^fthe threshold of the house. And he called to ^gthe man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist. 4 And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and ^hput a mark on the foreheads of the men who ⁱsigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.” 5 And to ^jthe others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. ^kYour eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. 6 ^lKill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but ^mtouch no one on whom is the mark. And ⁿbegin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house. 7 Then he said to them, ^o“Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city.