[a]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 [b]elders who were before the [c]temple. He also said to them, “(D)Defile the [d]temple and fill the courtyards with the dead. Go out!” So they went out and struck and killed the people in the city. And as they were striking the people and I alone was left, I (E)fell on my face and cried out, [e]saying, “(F)Oh, Lord [f]God! Are You going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel [g]by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit To destruction
  2. Ezekiel 9:6 Or old men
  3. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit house
  4. Ezekiel 9:7 Lit house
  5. Ezekiel 9:8 Lit and said
  6. Ezekiel 9:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  7. Ezekiel 9:8 Lit by Your pouring

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