The Man in the Linen with an Inkhorn Puts a Mark on Some Heads |
Ezekiel 9:1-11 The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks] |
He also cried [out] in [my] ears, [Let those who are in] charge over the city draw [close,] even every man [with] his [weapons for destruction] in his hand. And [I] [saw,] 6 men [come] from the [road] of the Higher Gate, [facing] North & every man [had] [slaughtering weapons] in his hand. |
And one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side. And they went in & stood beside the [brass] altar. And the glory of the God of Israel [had] gone from the cherub, [where] He was & [went] to the threshold of the [Lord's] house. |
[Exodus 25:20-22 And the cherubims shall stretch [out] their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings & their faces shall look [at] one another. The [cherubims'] faces shall be toward the mercy seat. |
And you shall put the mercy above, upon the Ark. And you shall put the Testimony, [a.k.a. The 10 Commandments,] that I shall give you, in the Ark. And I will meet with you there. |
And I will [talk] with you from above the mercy seat, from between the 2 cherubims, which are upon the Ark of the Testimony, [with] all things [that] I will give you [as commandments] to the children [people] of Israel.] |
And He called to the man clothed with linen, [who] had the writer's inkhorn by his side. [Ezekiel 10:4 Then, the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub & stood over the threshold of the [Lord's] house. And the house was filled with the cloud & the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory.] |
And the Lord said to him, Go through the midst of the city & through Jerusalem & [put] a mark upon the foreheads of the men, [who] sigh [in disgust] & cry [out, because] of all the abominations that [are] done in the midst [of it.] |
And He said to the others [within my] hearing, You go after him, through the city & [strike] him & [don't] let your eye spare & neither [shall] you have pity. [Totally kill both:] old; young; [maidens;] little children & women. But [don't] come near any man upon whom [has] the mark & begin at My sanctuary. |
Then, they began [with] the [elders, who] were [in front of] the [Lord's] house. And He said to them, You go [out] & defile the [temple] & fill the court with the [dead.] And they went [out] & [killed] in the city. |
And it [happened,] while they were slaying them, & I was left, that I fell upon my face & cried [out] & said, Ah, Lord God! Will You destroy all [those remaining from] Israel, [by] Your pouring out Your fury upon Jerusalem? |
Then, He said to me, The [sinfulness] of the house of Israel & Judah, is [exceedingly large,] & the land is full of [bloodshed,] & the city is full of [wickedness.] For they say, The Lord has [abandoned] the earth & [doesn't see] [what we do.] |
[2 Kings 22:16-17 The Lord says [this, Look,] I will bring [calamity] upon this place & upon [its residents,] even all the Words of the Book which [Judah's] king has read. |
Because they have [abandoned] Me & have burned incense to other gods, [so] that they might provoke Me to anger, with all the works [made by] their hands. Therefore, My wrath shall [grow] against this place & shall not be [put out.] |
And as for Me, [My] eye shall not spare & neither will I have pity, but I will [repay] their [ways] upon their head. [Ezekiel 11:21 But as for [those] whose heart [follows] after the heart of their detestable things & their abominations, I will [repay] their [ways] upon their own heads, says the Lord God.] |
And [I] [saw,] the man clothed with linen, [who] had the inkhorn by his side, [who] had reported [about] the matter, saying, I have done as You have commanded me. |