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You must kill totally[a] old man, young man and young woman, and little children and women, but concerning[b] every man with the mark on him[c] you must not approach; and from my sanctuary you must begin.” And they began with the old men who were before[d] the house.[e] And he said to them, “Defile the house[f] and fill the courtyards with the dead; go out! And they went out, and they killed in the city. And then[g] as they were striking,[h] and I was left behind, I fell on my face, and I cried out, and I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! “Will you be destroying all of the remnant of Israel while you pour out your rage[i] on Jerusalem?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 9:6 Literally “to destruction”
  2. Ezekiel 9:6 Literally “upon”
  3. Ezekiel 9:6 Literally “which is on him the mark”
  4. Ezekiel 9:6 Literally “were to the face of”
  5. Ezekiel 9:6 That is, the temple
  6. Ezekiel 9:7 Or “temple”
  7. Ezekiel 9:8 Literally “and it was”
  8. Ezekiel 9:8 Literally “in their striking”
  9. Ezekiel 9:8 Literally “when pouring out your rage”