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and, behold, at the door of the temple of the L
ORD
, between the porch and the altar,
were
about five
and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the L
ORD
, and their faces toward the east;
and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
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Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen
this,
O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of
Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land
with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
18
Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though
they cry in mine ears with a loud voice,
yet
will I not hear them.
CHAPTER 9
He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to
draw near, even every man
with
his destroying weapon in his hand.
2
And, behold, six men came
from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon
in his hand; and one man among them
was
clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side:
and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
3
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone
up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man
clothed with linen, which
had
the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
4
And the L
ORD
said unto him, Go
through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads
of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
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.
7
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
L
ORD
hath forsaken the earth, and the L
ORD
seeth not.
10
And as for me also, mine eye shall not
spare, neither will I have pity,
but
I will recompense their way upon their head.
11
And, behold, the
man clothed with linen, which
had
the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done
as thou hast commanded me.
CHAPTER 10
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