Ezekiel 9:1-3

Good News Translation

Jerusalem Is Punished

9 Then I heard God shout, “Come here, you men who are going to punish the city. Bring your weapons with you.” ² At once six men came from the outer north gate of the Temple, each one carrying a weapon. With them was a man dressed in linen clothes, carrying something to write with. They all came and stood by the bronze altar.

³ Then the dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel rose up from the winged creatures^[a] where it had been, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. The Lord called to the man dressed in linen,