Ezekiel 9 And he called in my ears with a loud voice, ⌊saying⌋,* "They have come near,* the punishers of the city, and each with his weapon of destruction in his hand.

LEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And he called in my ears with a loud voice, _⌊saying_⌋,* "They have come near,* the punishers of the city, and each with his weapon of destruction in his hand. ² And look! Six men coming from the way of _⌊the upper gate_⌋* that faced _⌊northward_⌋,* and each with his weapon for* shattering in his hand; and one man was in the midst of them, dressed in linen, and the* writing case of the scribe was at his side. And they came and stood beside the bronze altar. ³ And the glory of the God of Israel lifted itself up from upon the cherub that he was on* and went to the threshold of the house,* and he called to the man who was clothed in linen _⌊with a scribal writing case at his side_⌋.* ⁴ And Yahweh said to him, "Go through in the midst of the city, in the midst of Jerusalem, and you must place a mark on the foreheads of the men _⌊who are groaning and lamenting_⌋* about all of the detestable things _⌊that are being done_⌋* in the midst of her." ⁵ And to the others he said in my hearing, "Go through the city behind him and kill! Your eyes shall not take pity, and you shall not have compassion. ⁶ You must kill _⌊totally_⌋* old man, young man and young woman, and little children and women, but _⌊concerning_⌋* every man _⌊with the mark on him_⌋* you must not approach; and from my sanctuary you must begin." And they began with the old men who _⌊were before_⌋* the house.* ⁷ And he said to them, "Defile the house* and fill the courtyards with the dead; go out! And they went out, and they killed in the city. ⁸ _⌊And then_⌋* _⌊as they were striking_⌋,* and I was left behind, I fell on my face, and I cried out, and I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! "Will you be destroying all of the remnant of Israel _⌊while you pour out your rage_⌋* on Jerusalem?" ⁹ And he said to me, "The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is _⌊exceedingly_⌋* great, and the land is filled with bloodguilt, and the city is full of injustice. For they say Yahweh abandoned the land, and _⌊Yahweh does not see_⌋.* ¹⁰ And I, my eye will not take pity, and I will not have compassion; their way I will bring on their head." ¹¹ And look! The man clothed in linen and _⌊with a writing case at his side_⌋* was bringing back a word, _⌊saying_⌋,* "I have done all that you commanded me."