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Ezekiel 9:7

5 And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

6 Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.

Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.

8 While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”

9 He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’

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BSB
Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.
KJV
And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
WEB
He said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” They went out, and struck in the city.
ASV
And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.
DARBY
And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.
BLB
And He said to them: “Defile the house and fill the courts [with] the slain! Go forth!” And they went forth, and they struck in the city.
ÅB
Og han sa til dem: Gjør huset urent og fyll forgårdene med drepte! Dra ut! Og de dro ut og slo ned folket i staden.
OTB
Så sa Han til dem: “Uren tempelet og fyll forgårdene med de drepte. Gå ut!” Så de gikk ut og slo folket i byen.
B1930
Og han sa til dem: Gjør huset urent og fyll forgårdene med drepte! Dra ut! Og de drog ut og slo ned folket i staden.

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  • Ezekiel 7:20–22

    His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:17

    So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

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  • Psalms 79:1–3

    The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

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  • Lamentations 2:4–7

    He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion.

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  • Luke 13:1

    At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

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