Ezekiel 9

9He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them ^athat have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. ²And, behold, six ^bmen came from the way of ^cthe higher gate, ^†dwhich lieth toward the north, and every man ^†a slaughter weapon in his hand; and ^fone man among them was ^gclothed with linen, ^gwith a writer’s inkhorn ^†by his side: and they went in, and stood beside ^hthe brasen altar. ³And ⁱthe glory of the God of Israel ^kwas gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to ^lthe threshold of the house. And he called to ^fthe man ^gclothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; ⁴And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and ^†oset a mark upon ^pthe foreheads of the men ^qthat sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. ⁵And to ^qqthe others he said in ^†mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: ^rlet not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: ^6sSlay ^†utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but ^tcome not near any man upon whom is ⁿthe mark; and ^ubegin at my sanctuary. Then they began at ^vthe ancient men which were before the house. ⁷And he said unto them, ^wDefile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

⁸And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, ^xthat ^yI fell upon my face, and cried, and said, ^zAh Lord God! ^xwilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel ^ain thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? ⁹Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and ^bthe land is ^†full of blood, and the city full of ^||perverseness: for they say, ^cThe Lord hath forsaken the earth, and ^dthe Lord seeth not. ¹⁰And as for me also, ^drmine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but ^eI will recompense their way upon their head. ¹¹And, behold, ^fgthe man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, ^†reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.