Ezekiel 9:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 9:5

3 Now ^athe glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the¹ temple. And He called to the man clothed with linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn at his side;

4 and the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put ^aa mark on the foreheads of the men ^bwho sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

5 To the others He said in my¹ hearing, “Go after him through the city and ^akill; ^bdo not let your eye spare, nor have any pity.

6 ^aUtterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but ^bdo not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and ^cbegin at My sanctuary.” ^dSo they began with the elders who were before the² temple.

7 Then He said to them, “Defile the¹ temple, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” And they went out and killed in the city.

8 So it was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone; and I ^afell on my face and cried out, and said, ^b“Ah, Lord God! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?”

9 Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and ^athe land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity; for they say, ^b‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and ^cthe Lord does not see!’

10 And as for Me also, My ^aeye will neither spare, nor will I have pity, but ^bI will recompense their deeds on their own head.”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 9:5

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American Standard Version
And to the others he said in my hearing, Go ye through the city after him, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity;

Amplified® Bible
And to the others He said in my hearing, Follow [the man with the ink bottle] through the city and smite; let not your eye spare, neither have any pity.

Contemporary English Version
He turned to the other six men and said, "Follow him and put to death everyone who doesn't have a mark on their forehead. Show no mercy or pity! Kill men and women, parents and children. Begin here at my temple and be sure not to harm those who are marked." The men immediately killed the leaders who were standing there.

Darby English Version
And to the others he said in my hearing, Go after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have pity.

Good News Bible
And I heard God say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill. Spare no one; have mercy on no one.

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
But to the others He said in my hearing, "Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity and do not spare.

New International Version
As I listened, he said to the others, "Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity or compassion.

New King James Version
To the others He said in my hearing, "Go after him through the city and kill; do not let your eye spare, nor have any pity.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But to the others He said in my hearing, "Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity and do not spare.

Revised Standard Version
And to the others he said in my hearing, "Pass through the city after him, and smite; your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity;

Young's Literal Translation
And to the others he said in mine ears, `Pass on into the city after him, and smite; your eye doth not pity, nor do ye spare;

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