Ezekiel 9:7
5 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:
6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
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.
8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.
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Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 7:20–22
As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:17
Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
Read in contextPsalms 79:1–3
O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Read in contextLamentations 2:4–7
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Read in contextLuke 13:1
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
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