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Ezekiel 9

BSB·11 verses ·Old Testament
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1Then I heard Himבְאָזְנַ֗יḇə·’ā·zə·nay — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → call outוַיִּקְרָ֣אway·yiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → in a loudגָּדוֹל֙gā·ḏō·wl — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → voiceק֤וֹלqō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study →, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Draw nearקָרְב֖וּqā·rə·ḇū — to approach, draw near, come forwardH7126 — Full Word Study →, O executionersפְּקֻדּ֣וֹתpə·qud·dō·wṯ — visitation, oversight, punishment, accountH6486 — Full Word Study → of the cityהָעִ֑ירhā·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study →, eachוְאִ֛ישׁwə·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → with a weapon of destructionמַשְׁחֵת֖וֹmaš·ḥê·ṯōw — Destruction, ruin, or that which destroysH4892 — Full Word Study → in handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃bə·yā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →.” 2And I sawוְהִנֵּ֣הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הšiš·šāh — The number six; sixth in orderH8337 — Full Word Study → menאֲנָשִׁ֡ים’ă·nā·šîm — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → comingבָּאִ֣ים׀bā·’îm — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → from the directionמִדֶּרֶךְ־mid·de·reḵ- — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → of the Upperהָעֶלְי֜וֹןhā·‘el·yō·wn — Most High, elevated, supremeH5945 — Full Word Study → Gateשַׁ֨עַרša·‘ar — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study →, whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → facesמָפְנֶ֣הmā·p̄ə·neh — to turn, face, or direct attentionH6437 — Full Word Study → northצָפ֗וֹנָהṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh — North; northern direction or regionH6828 — Full Word Study →, eachוְאִ֨ישׁwə·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → with a weaponכְּלִ֤יkə·lî — vessel, instrument, or article of useH3627 — Full Word Study → of slaughterמַפָּצוֹ֙map·pā·ṣōw — slaughter, carnage, or violent destructionH4660 — Full Word Study → in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbə·yā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. With themבְּתוֹכָם֙bə·ṯō·w·ḵām — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study → was anotherאֶחָ֤ד’e·ḥāḏ — One; unity; single; firstH259 — Full Word Study → manוְאִישׁ־wə·’îš- — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → clothedלָבֻ֣שׁlā·ḇuš — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study → in linenבַּדִּ֔יםbad·dîm — Fine linen; linen fabric or garmentH906 — Full Word Study → who had a writing kitוְקֶ֥סֶתwə·qe·seṯ — writing case or inkhornH7083 — Full Word Study → at his sideבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbə·mā·ṯə·nāw — loins, waist, side of the bodyH4975 — Full Word Study →. And they came inוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙way·yā·ḇō·’ū — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּway·ya·‘am·ḏū — to stand, take a stand, be establishedH5975 — Full Word Study → besideאֵ֖צֶל’ê·ṣel — beside, near, close byH681 — Full Word Study → the bronzeהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ — Copper; bronze; metal object; figuratively, something base or vileH5178 — Full Word Study → altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz·baḥ — altar; place of sacrifice and worshipH4196 — Full Word Study →. 3Then the gloryוּכְב֣וֹד׀ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hê — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study → roseנַעֲלָה֙na·‘ă·lāh — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → from aboveמֵעַ֤לmê·‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the cherubimהַכְּרוּב֙hak·kə·rūḇ — A celestial being; a heavenly guardianH3742 — Full Word Study →, whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → it had beenהָיָ֣הhā·yāh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study →, and moved toאֶ֖ל’el — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmip̄·tan — Threshold, doorway entranceH4670 — Full Word Study → of the templeהַבָּ֑יִתhab·bā·yiṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →. And He calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אway·yiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the manהָאִישׁ֙hā·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → clothedהַלָּבֻ֣שׁhal·lā·ḇuš — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study → in linenהַבַּדִּ֔יםhab·bad·dîm — Fine linen; linen fabric or garmentH906 — Full Word Study → who had the writing kitקֶ֥סֶתqe·seṯ — writing case or inkhornH7083 — Full Word Study → at his sideבְּמָתְנָֽיו׃סbə·mā·ṯə·nāw — loins, waist, side of the bodyH4975 — Full Word Study →. 4Goעֲבֹר֙‘ă·ḇōr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → throughoutבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵ — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study → the cityהָעִ֔ירhā·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study → ofבְּת֖וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵ — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study → Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·lim — City of peaceH3389 — Full Word Study →,” saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, “and putוְהִתְוִ֨יתָwə·hiṯ·wî·ṯā — to mark or engrave a signH8427 — Full Word Study → a markתָּ֜וtāw — mark, sign, or sealH8420 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the foreheadsמִצְח֣וֹתmiṣ·ḥō·wṯ — forehead; boldness or impudenceH4696 — Full Word Study → of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםhā·’ă·nā·šîm — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → sighingהַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙han·ne·’ĕ·nā·ḥîm — to sigh, groan, or lamentH584 — Full Word Study → and groaningוְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔יםwə·han·ne·’ĕ·nā·qîm — to groan, cry out in distressH602 — Full Word Study → overעַ֚ל‘al — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the abominationsהַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹתhat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ — Abomination; something detestable or loathsomeH8441 — Full Word Study → committedהַֽנַּעֲשׂ֖וֹתhan·na·‘ă·śō·wṯ — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → thereבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study →.” 5And as I listenedבְּאָזְנַ֔יbə·’ā·zə·nay — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study →, He saidאָמַ֣ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to the othersוּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ū·lə·’êl·leh — These; those; the onesH428 — Full Word Study →, “Follow himעִבְר֥וּ‘iḇ·rū — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → through the cityבָעִ֛ירḇā·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study → and start killingוְהַכּ֑וּwə·hak·kū — To strike, smite, or defeat with forceH5221 — Full Word Study →; do notתָּחֹ֥סtā·ḥōs — to have compassion, spare, or show pityH2347 — Full Word Study → show pityעֵינֵיכֶםʿē·nē·ḵɛm — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → or spare anyoneתַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃taḥ·mō·lū — to spare, show pity or compassionH2550 — Full Word Study →! 6Slaughterתַּהַרְג֣וּta·har·ḡū — To kill, slay, or murderH2026 — Full Word Study → the old menזָקֵ֡ןzā·qên — An old person; an elder with authority and wisdomH2205 — Full Word Study →, the young menבָּח֣וּרbā·ḥūr — Young man, youth, chosen oneH970 — Full Word Study → and maidensוּבְתוּלָה֩ū·ḇə·ṯū·lāh — A young woman or virgin; an unmarried girlH1330 — Full Word Study →, the womenוְנָשִׁ֜יםwə·nā·šîm — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study → and childrenוְטַ֨ףwə·ṭap̄ — young child; little one; infantH2945 — Full Word Study →; but do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → go nearתִּגַּ֔שׁוּtig·ga·šū — to draw near, approach, come closeH5066 — Full Word Study → anyoneכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer- — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → has the markהַתָּו֙hat·tāw — mark, sign, or sealH8420 — Full Word Study →. Now beginתָּחֵ֑לּוּtā·ḥêl·lū — to profane, defile, or beginH2490 — Full Word Study → at My sanctuaryוּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖יū·mim·miq·dā·šî — Sanctuary, holy place of worshipH4720 — Full Word Study →.” So they beganוַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙way·yā·ḥêl·lū — to profane, defile, or beginH2490 — Full Word Study → with the eldersהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםhaz·zə·qê·nîm — An old person; an elder with authority and wisdomH2205 — Full Word Study → who were beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the templeהַבָּֽיִת׃hab·bā·yiṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →. 7Then He toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם’ă·lê·hem — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, “Defileטַמְּא֣וּṭam·mə·’ū — to be unclean, to defile or contaminateH2930 — Full Word Study → the templeהַבַּ֗יִתhab·ba·yiṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → and fillוּמַלְא֧וּū·mal·’ū — to fill, fulfill, completeH4390 — Full Word Study → the courtsהַחֲצֵר֛וֹתha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ — Enclosed courtyard or village settlementH2691 — Full Word Study → with the slainחֲלָלִ֖יםḥă·lā·lîm — to pierce through; to kill or slayH2491 — Full Word Study →. Go forthצֵ֑אוּṣê·’ū — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study →!” So they went outוְיָצְא֖וּwə·yā·ṣə·’ū — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → and began killingוְהִכּ֥וּwə·hik·kū — To strike, smite, or defeat with forceH5221 — Full Word Study → throughout the cityבָעִֽיר׃ḇā·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study →. 8While they were killingכְּהַכּוֹתָ֔םkə·hak·kō·w·ṯām — To strike, smite, or defeat with forceH5221 — Full Word Study →, Iאָ֑נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → was left aloneוְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖רwə·nê·šă·’ar — To remain, be left over, surviveH7604 — Full Word Study →. And I fellוָאֶפְּלָ֨הwā·’ep·pə·lāh — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → facedownעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and cried outוָאֶזְעַ֗קwā·’ez·‘aq — To cry out, call for help, summonH2199 — Full Word Study →, “Ohאֲהָהּ֙’ă·hāh — An exclamation of lamentation, grief, or despairH162 — Full Word Study →, Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיְהוִ֔הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study →, when You pour outבְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥bə·šā·p̄ə·kə·ḵā — to pour out, shed, spillH8210 — Full Word Study → Your wrathחֲמָתְךָ֖ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā — Intense rage, burning wrath, divine angerH2534 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·lim — City of peaceH3389 — Full Word Study →, will Youאַתָּ֗ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → destroyהֲמַשְׁחִ֣יתhă·maš·ḥîṯ — to destroy, ruin, or corruptH7843 — Full Word Study → the entireכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתšə·’ê·rîṯ — Those who remain; a surviving remnantH7611 — Full Word Study → of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →?” 9He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “The iniquityעֲוֺ֨ן‘ă·wōn — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → of the houseבֵּֽית־bêṯ- — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study → and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙wî·hū·ḏāh — The Lord is praisedH3063 — Full Word Study → is exceedingly greatגָּדוֹל֙gā·ḏō·wl — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study →. The landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙hā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → is full ofוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אwat·tim·mā·lê — to fill, fulfill, completeH4390 — Full Word Study → bloodshedדָּמִ֔יםdā·mîm — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study →, and the cityוְהָעִ֖ירwə·hā·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study → is full ofמָלְאָ֣הmā·lə·’āh — to fill, fulfill, completeH4390 — Full Word Study → perversityמֻטֶּ֑הmuṭ·ṭeh — Perverseness, crookedness, deviance from rightH4297 — Full Word Study →. Forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → they sayאָמְר֗וּ’ā·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, ‘The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → has forsakenעָזַ֤ב‘ā·zaḇ — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → the landהָאָ֔רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →; the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → does notוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → seeרֹאֶֽה׃rō·’eh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study →.’ 10But as for Meוְגַ֨ם־wə·ḡam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study →, Iאֲנִ֔י’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → will notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → look on themעֵינִ֖י‘ê·nî — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → with pityתָח֥וֹסṯā·ḥō·ws — to have compassion, spare, or show pityH2347 — Full Word Study →, norוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → will I spare themאֶחְמֹ֑ל’eḥ·mōl — to spare, show pity or compassionH2550 — Full Word Study →. I will bring their deedsדַּרְכָּ֖םdar·kām — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → downנָתָֽתִּי׃nā·ṯāt·tî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → upon their own headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֥םbə·rō·šām — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →.” 11Thenוְהִנֵּ֞הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → the manהָאִ֣ישׁ׀hā·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → clothedלְבֻ֣שׁlə·ḇuš — Clothing, garment, or apparel worn on the bodyH3830 — Full Word Study → in linenהַבַּדִּ֗יםhab·bad·dîm — Fine linen; linen fabric or garmentH906 — Full Word Study → with the writing kitהַקֶּ֙סֶת֙haq·qe·seṯ — writing case or inkhornH7083 — Full Word Study → at his sideבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbə·mā·ṯə·nāw — loins, waist, side of the bodyH4975 — Full Word Study → reported backמֵשִׁ֥יבmê·šîḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →, “I have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯî — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → asכַאֲשֶׁרḵa·ʾă·šɛr — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → You commandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃סṣiw·wî·ṯā·nî — to command, order, or appoint with authorityH6680 — Full Word Study →.”
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Chapter Commentary — Ezekiel 9
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Ezekiel 9 presents one of Scripture's most sobering visions: God's judgment upon Jerusalem for her sins. The chapter depicts divine executioners commissioned to cleanse the city, yet with a crucial exception—those who grieve over sin will be spared. This vision illustrates God's righteous judgment against persistent rebellion while simultaneously revealing His mercy toward the faithful remnant. The passage reminds us that God sees both our faithlessness and our faithfulness, and that true separation from the world begins in the heart.

Verses 1–3: The Vision of the Destroyers

Ezekiel hears God's loud command to bring six armed men to execute judgment on the city (v. 1). These men approach from the north gate, and significantly, a seventh figure appears among them clothed in linen with a writer's inkhorn—the symbol of a scribe or clerk (v. 2). They position themselves by the bronze altar in the temple courtyard. Verse 3 notes that God's glory, which had dwelt above the cherubim in the Holy of Holies, now moves to the threshold of the house—indicating that God is withdrawing His protective presence from the temple. This movement of God's glory is a repeated theme in Ezekiel (cf. Ezekiel 10–11) and signals judgment is imminent.

Verses 4–7: The Mark and the Slaying

God addresses the man in linen with specific instructions (v. 4): he must mark the foreheads of those who "sigh and cry for all the abominations." These are the remnant—faithful believers who grieve over the city's sin and idolatry. The Hebrew word for "sigh" conveys deep groaning or lamentation. Meanwhile, the six destroyers receive a terrible command: kill everyone without mercy, sparing only those marked (vv. 5–6). Notably, the slaughter begins at the sanctuary itself (v. 6), demonstrating that God's judgment starts with the house of God. This echoes 1 Peter 4:17: judgment begins with the household of faith. The severity and thoroughness of the judgment—sparing neither age nor gender—underscores the depth of Jerusalem's apostasy.

Verses 8–10: Ezekiel's Intercession and God's Response

Witnessing this carnage, Ezekiel falls on his face in anguish and pleads with God (v. 8). His question—"Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel?"—reveals a prophet's compassionate heart and his confusion about God's justice. God's response (vv. 9–10) is unflinching: the sin of Israel and Judah is "exceeding great," the land is full of bloodshed and the city full of wickedness. The people have even claimed that "the LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not" (v. 9)—they have embraced practical atheism, acting as though God is absent or indifferent. God's reply to Ezekiel is that His eye will not spare, and He will repay according to their deeds (v. 10). God will not be mocked.

Verse 11: Confirmation of Judgment

The linen-clothed scribe reports back to God that his mission is complete (v. 11). Those marked were spared; the city was executed. The finality of this report emphasizes that judgment, once pronounced, will certainly come to pass.

Application for Today

This passage calls believers to serious self-examination. Are we grieving over sin in our churches and communities, or have we become desensitized? God sees the faithful remnant who mourn over evil. Yet the passage also warns us: unrepentant rebellion cannot be hidden from God. We must respond to His grace with genuine sorrow for sin and commitment to righteousness, knowing that God's judgment is certain, but His mercy belongs to those who turn to Him in faith.

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