Ezekiel:9:1-8
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ;
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And the LORD 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 .
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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 :
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ?