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The
Vision of Slaughter |
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Ezekiel 9:1
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Then He cried out in my hearing with a loud
voice saying, "Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with his destroying
weapon in his hand." |
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Ezekiel 9:2
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Behold, six men came 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 writing case at his loins.
And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar. |
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Ezekiel 9:3
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Then the glory of the God of Israel went up
from the cherub on which it had been, to the threshold of the temple. And He called
to the man clothed in linen at whose loins was the writing case. |
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Ezekiel 9:4
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The LORD 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 committed
in its midst." |
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Ezekiel 9:5
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But 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. |
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Ezekiel 9:6
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"Utterly slay old men, young men, maidens, little
children, 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 elders who were before the
temple. |
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Ezekiel 9:7
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And He said to them, "Defile the temple and
fill the courts with the slain. Go out!" Thus they went out and struck down the
people in the city. |
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Ezekiel 9:8
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As they were striking the people and I alone
was left, I fell on my face and cried out saying, "Alas, Lord GOD! Are You destroying
the whole remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?" |
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Ezekiel 9:9
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Then He said to me, "The iniquity of the house
of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood and
the city is full of perversion; for they say, 'The LORD has forsaken the land,
and the LORD does not see!' |
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Ezekiel 9:10
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"But as for Me, My eye will have no pity nor
will I spare, but I will bring their conduct upon their heads." |
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Ezekiel 9:11
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Then behold, the man clothed in linen at whose
loins was the writing case reported, saying, "I have done just as You have commanded
me." |
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