Ezekielchapter 9
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A.The man with the writer's inkhorn marks the mournersvv. 1-4
1 Then I heard Him call out in a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, O executioners of the city, each with a weapon of destruction in hand.” 2 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar. 3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side. 4 “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
B.Begin at my sanctuary — the slaughter goes outvv. 5-7
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. 7 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.
C.Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel?vv. 8-11
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.’ 10 But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.” 11 Then the man clothed in linen with the writing kit at his side reported back, “I have done as You commanded.”
Chapter summary
The vision continues in judgment.
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Chapter summary
The vision continues in judgment.
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The vision continues in judgment. Six men come from the upper gate with slaughter weapons, and among them one clothed in linen with a writer's inkhorn: 'Go through the midst of the city, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations.' The rest are struck without pity: 'and begin at my sanctuary.' So they began at the ancient men before the house. Ezekiel falls on his face with the cry the whole book keeps answering: 'Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy wrath upon Jerusalem?'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Prophecy · Ezekiel — Ezekiel overview
- A. 1–4 The man with the writer's inkhorn marks the mourners
- B. 5–7 Begin at my sanctuary — the slaughter goes out
- C. 8–11 Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel?
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