Ezekiel 8 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Ezekiel 9

¹Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Cause those who are in charge of the city to draw near, each man with his destroying weapon in his hand.”

KJVHe cried^H7121^(H8799) also in mine ears^H241 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963, saying^H559^(H8800), Cause them that have charge^H6486 over the city^H5892 to draw near^H7126^(H8804), even every man^H376 with his destroying^H4892 weapon^H3627 in his hand^H3027.

² Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand. One man in the middle of them was clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. They went in, and stood beside the bronze altar.

KJVAnd, behold, six^H8337 men^H582 came^H935^(H8802) from the way^H1870 of the higher^H5945 gate^H8179, which lieth^H6437^(H8716) toward the north^H6828, and every man^H376 a slaughter^H4660 weapon^H3627 in his hand^H3027; and one^H259 man^H376 among^H8432 them was clothed^H3847^(H8803) with linen^H906, with a writer's^H5608^(H8802) inkhorn^H7083 by his side^H4975: and they went in^H935^(H8799), and stood^H5975^(H8799) beside^H681 the brasen^H5178 altar^H4196.

³ The glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, whereupon it was, to the threshold of the house; and he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writer’s inkhorn by his side.

KJVAnd the glory^H3519 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 was gone up^H5927^(H8738) from the cherub^H3742, whereupon he was, to the threshold^H4670 of the house^H1004. And he called^H7121^(H8799) to the man^H376 clothed^H3847^(H8803) with linen^H906, which had the writer's^H5608^(H8802) inkhorn^H7083 by his side^H4975;

⁴ Yahweh said to him, “Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done within it.”

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Go through^H5674^(H8798) the midst^H8432 of the city^H5892, through the midst^H8432 of Jerusalem^H3389, and set^H8427^(H8689) a mark^H8420 upon the foreheads^H4696 of the men^H582 that sigh^H584^(H8737) and that cry^H602^(H8737) for all the abominations^H8441 that be done^H6213^(H8737) in the midst^H8432 thereof.

⁵ To the others he said in my hearing, “Go through the city after him, and strike. Don’t let your eye spare, neither have pity.

KJVAnd to the others^H428 he said^H559^(H8804) in mine hearing^H241, Go^H5674^(H8798) ye after^H310 him through the city^H5892, and smite^H5221^(H8685): let not your eye^H5869 spare^H2347^(H8799), neither have ye pity^H2550^(H8799):

⁶ Kill utterly the old man, the young man, the virgin, little children and women; but don’t come near any man on whom is the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.” Then they began at the old men who were before the house.

KJVSlay^H2026^(H8799) utterly^H4889 old^H2205 and young^H970, both maids^H1330, and little children^H2945, and women^H802: but come not near^H5066^(H8799) any man^H376 upon whom is the mark^H8420; and begin^H2490^(H8686) at my sanctuary^H4720. Then they began^H2490^(H8686) at the ancient^H2205 men^H582 which were before^H6440 the house^H1004.

⁷ He said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” They went out, and struck in the city.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Defile^H2930^(H8761) the house^H1004, and fill^H4390^(H8761) the courts^H2691 with the slain^H2491: go ye forth^H3318^(H8798). And they went forth^H3318^(H8804), and slew^H5221^(H8689) in the city^H5892.

⁸ While they were killing, and I was left, I fell on my face, and cried, and said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath on Jerusalem?”

KJVAnd it came to pass, while they were slaying^H5221^(H8687) them, and I was left^H7604^(H8737), that I fell^H5307^(H8799) upon my face^H6440, and cried^H2199^(H8799), and said^H559^(H8799), Ah^H162 Lord^H136 GOD^H3069! wilt thou destroy^H7843^(H8688) all the residue^H7611 of Israel^H3478 in thy pouring out^H8210^(H8800) of thy fury^H2534 upon Jerusalem^H3389?

⁹ Then he said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perversion; for they say, ‘Yahweh has forsaken the land, and Yahweh doesn’t see.’

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) he unto me, The iniquity^H5771 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 and Judah^H3063 is exceeding^H3966^H3966 great^H1419, and the land^H776 is full^H4390^(H8735) of blood^H1818, and the city^H5892 full^H4390^(H8804) of perverseness^H4297: for they say^H559^(H8804), The LORD^H3068 hath forsaken^H5800^(H8804) the earth^H776, and the LORD^H3068 seeth^H7200^(H8802) not.

¹⁰ As for me also, my eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity, but I will bring their way on their head.”

KJVAnd as for me also, mine eye^H5869 shall not spare^H2347^(H8799), neither will I have pity^H2550^(H8799), but I will recompense^H5414^(H8804) their way^H1870 upon their head^H7218.

¹¹ Behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, “I have done as you have commanded me.”

KJVAnd, behold, the man^H376 clothed^H3847^(H8803) with linen^H906, which had the inkhorn^H7083 by his side^H4975, reported^H7725^(H8688) the matter^H1697, saying^H559^(H8800), I have done^H6213^(H8804) as thou hast commanded^H6680^(H8765) me.

WEB·Ezekiel 8

¹In the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, the Lord Yahweh’s hand fell on me there.

KJVAnd it came to pass in the sixth^H8345 year^H8141, in the sixth^H8345 month, in the fifth^H2568 day of the month^H2320, as I sat^H3427^(H8802) in mine house^H1004, and the elders^H2205 of Judah^H3063 sat^H3427^(H8802) before^H6440 me, that the hand^H3027 of the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 fell^H5307^(H8799) there upon me.

² Then I saw, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire—from the appearance of his waist and downward, fire, and from his waist and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal.

KJVThen I beheld^H7200^(H8799), and lo a likeness^H1823 as the appearance^H4758 of fire^H784: from the appearance^H4758 of his loins^H4975 even downward^H4295, fire^H784; and from his loins^H4975 even upward^H4605, as the appearance^H4758 of brightness^H2096, as the colour^H5869 of amber^H2830.

³ He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looks toward the north, where there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.

KJVAnd he put forth^H7971^(H8799) the form^H8403 of an hand^H3027, and took^H3947^(H8799) me by a lock^H6734 of mine head^H7218; and the spirit^H7307 lifted me up^H5375^(H8799) between the earth^H776 and the heaven^H8064, and brought^H935^(H8686) me in the visions^H4759 of God^H430 to Jerusalem^H3389, to the door^H6607 of the inner^H6442 gate^H8179 that looketh^H6437^(H8802) toward the north^H6828; where was the seat^H4186 of the image^H5566 of jealousy^H7068, which provoketh to jealousy^H7069^(H8688).

⁴ Behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.

KJVAnd, behold, the glory^H3519 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 was there, according to the vision^H4758 that I saw^H7200^(H8804) in the plain^H1237.

⁵ Then he said to me, “Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north.” So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and saw, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) he unto me, Son^H1121 of man^H120, lift up^H5375^(H8798) thine eyes^H5869 now the way^H1870 toward the north^H6828. So I lifted up^H5375^(H8799) mine eyes^H5869 the way^H1870 toward the north^H6828, and behold northward^H6828 at the gate^H8179 of the altar^H4196 this image^H5566 of jealousy^H7068 in the entry^H872.

⁶ He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you will again see yet other great abominations.”

KJVHe said^H559^(H8799) furthermore unto me, Son^H1121 of man^H120, seest^H7200^(H8802) thou what they do^H6213^(H8802)? even the great^H1419 abominations^H8441 that the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 committeth^H6213^(H8802) here, that I should go far off^H7368^(H8800) from my sanctuary^H4720? but turn^H7725^(H8799) thee yet again, and thou shalt see^H7200^(H8799) greater^H1419 abominations^H8441.

⁷ He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.

KJVAnd he brought^H935^(H8686) me to the door^H6607 of the court^H2691; and when I looked^H7200^(H8799), behold a^H259 hole^H2356 in the wall^H7023.

⁸ Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig now in the wall.” When I had dug in the wall, I saw a door.

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) he unto me, Son^H1121 of man^H120, dig^H2864^(H8798) now in the wall^H7023: and when I had digged^H2864^(H8799) in the wall^H7023, behold a^H259 door^H6607.

⁹ He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Go in^H935^(H8798), and behold^H7200^(H8798) the wicked^H7451 abominations^H8441 that they do^H6213^(H8802) here.

¹⁰ So I went in and looked, and saw every form of creeping things, abominable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed around on the wall.

KJVSo I went in^H935^(H8799) and saw^H7200^(H8799); and behold every form^H8403 of creeping things^H7431, and abominable^H8263 beasts^H929, and all the idols^H1544 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, pourtrayed^H2707^(H8794) upon the wall^H7023 round about^H5439.

¹¹ Seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel stood before them. In the middle of them Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan stood, every man with his censer in his hand; and the smell of the cloud of incense went up.

KJVAnd there stood^H5975^(H8802) before^H6440 them seventy^H7657 men^H376 of the ancients^H2205 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, and in the midst^H8432 of them stood^H5975^(H8802) Jaazaniah^H2970 the son^H1121 of Shaphan^H8227, with every man^H376 his censer^H4730 in his hand^H3027; and a thick^H6282 cloud^H6051 of incense^H7004 went up^H5927^(H8802).

¹² Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? For they say, ‘Yahweh doesn’t see us. Yahweh has forsaken the land.’”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) he unto me, Son^H1121 of man^H120, hast thou seen^H7200^(H8804) what the ancients^H2205 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 do^H6213^(H8802) in the dark^H2822, every man^H376 in the chambers^H2315 of his imagery^H4906? for they say^H559^(H8802), The LORD^H3068 seeth^H7200^(H8802) us not; the LORD^H3068 hath forsaken^H5800^(H8804) the earth^H776.

¹³ He said also to me, “You will again see more of the great abominations which they do.”

KJVHe said^H559^(H8799) also unto me, Turn^H7725^(H8799) thee yet again, and thou shalt see^H7200^(H8799) greater^H1419 abominations^H8441 that they do^H6213^(H8802).

¹⁴ Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Yahweh’s house which was toward the north; and I saw the women sit there weeping for Tammuz.

KJVThen he brought^H935^(H8686) me to the door^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of the LORD'S^H3068 house^H1004 which was toward the north^H6828; and, behold, there sat^H3427^(H8802) women^H802 weeping^H1058^(H8764) for Tammuz^H8542.

¹⁵ Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? You will again see yet greater abominations than these.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) he unto me, Hast thou seen^H7200^(H8804) this, O son^H1121 of man^H120? turn^H7725^(H8799) thee yet again, and thou shalt see^H7200^(H8799) greater^H1419 abominations^H8441 than these.

¹⁶ He brought me into the inner court of Yahweh’s house; and I saw at the door of Yahweh’s temple, between the porch and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward Yahweh’s temple and their faces toward the east. They were worshiping the sun toward the east.

KJVAnd he brought^H935^(H8686) me into the inner^H6442 court^H2691 of the LORD'S^H3068 house^H1004, and, behold, at the door^H6607 of the temple^H1964 of the LORD^H3068, between the porch^H197 and the altar^H4196, were about five^H2568 and twenty^H6242 men^H376, with their backs^H268 toward the temple^H1964 of the LORD^H3068, and their faces^H6440 toward the east^H6924; and they worshipped^H7812^(H8693) the sun^H8121 toward the east^H6924.

¹⁷ Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence, and have turned again to provoke me to anger. Behold, they put the branch to their nose.

KJVThen he said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Hast thou seen^H7200^(H8804) this, O son^H1121 of man^H120? Is it a light thing^H7043^(H8738) to the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 that they commit^H6213^(H8800) the abominations^H8441 which they commit^H6213^(H8804) here? for they have filled^H4390^(H8804) the land^H776 with violence^H2555, and have returned^H7725^(H8799) to provoke me to anger^H3707^(H8687): and, lo, they put^H7971^(H8802) the branch^H2156 to their nose^H639.

¹⁸ Therefore I will also deal in wrath. My eye won’t spare, neither will I have pity. Though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, yet I will not hear them.”

KJVTherefore will I also deal^H6213^(H8799) in fury^H2534: mine eye^H5869 shall not spare^H2347^(H8799), neither will I have pity^H2550^(H8799): and though they cry^H7121^(H8804) in mine ears^H241 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963, yet will I not hear^H8085^(H8799) them.

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