And He said to them, “(A)Defile the [a]temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down the people in the city. As they were striking the people and I alone was left, I (B)fell on my face and cried out [b]saying, “(C)Alas, Lord [c]God! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel [d]by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?”

Then He said to me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is (D)filled with blood and the city is (E)full of perversion; for (F)they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see!’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 9:7 Lit house
  2. Ezekiel 9:8 Lit and said
  3. Ezekiel 9:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  4. Ezekiel 9:8 Lit by Your pouring