² And look! Six men coming from the way of the upper gate^[a] that faced northward,^[b] and each with his weapon for^[c] shattering in his hand; and one man was in the midst of them, dressed in linen, and the^[d] writing case of the scribe was at his side. And they came and stood beside the bronze altar. ³ And the glory of the God of Israel lifted itself up from upon the cherub that he was on^[e] and went to the threshold of the house,^[f] and he called to the man who was clothed in linen with a scribal writing case at his side.^{[g] 4} And Yahweh said to him, “Go through in the midst of the city, in the midst of Jerusalem, and you must place a mark on the foreheads of the men who are groaning and lamenting^[h] about all of the detestable things that are being done^[i] in the midst of her.”