But to the others He said in my [a]presence, “Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity and do not spare. [b]Utterly (A)kill old men, young men, female virgins, little children, and women, but do not (B)touch any person on whom is the mark; and you shall (C)start from My sanctuary.” So they started with the [c]elders who were before the [d]temple. He also said to them, “(D)Defile the [e]temple and fill the courtyards with the dead. Go out!” So they went out and struck and killed the people in the city.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 9:5 Lit ears
  2. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit To destruction
  3. Ezekiel 9:6 Or old men
  4. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit house
  5. Ezekiel 9:7 Lit house

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