MLV(i)
1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause those who have charge over the city to draw near, each man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
2 And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, each man with his slaughter weapon in his hand and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's case by his side. And they went in and stood beside the brazen altar.
3 And the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which it was, to the threshold of the house and he called to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's case by his side.
4 And Jehovah said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and who cry over all the abominations that are done in the midst of it.
5 And to the others he said in my hearing, Go through the city after him and kill*. Do not let your* eye spare, nor have you* pity. 6 Kill utterly the old man, the young man and the virgin and little sons and women, but do not come near any man upon whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the old men who were before the house.
7 And he said to them, Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth. And they went forth and killed* in the city.
8 And it happened, while they were slaying and I was left, that I fell upon my face and cried and said, Ah lord Jehovah! Will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath upon Jerusalem?
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 perverseness. For they say, Jehovah has forsaken the land and Jehovah does not see. 10 And as for me also, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity, but I will bring their way upon their head.
11 And behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as you have commanded me.
2 And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, each man with his slaughter weapon in his hand and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's case by his side. And they went in and stood beside the brazen altar.
3 And the glory of the God of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which it was, to the threshold of the house and he called to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's case by his side.
4 And Jehovah said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and who cry over all the abominations that are done in the midst of it.
5 And to the others he said in my hearing, Go through the city after him and kill*. Do not let your* eye spare, nor have you* pity. 6 Kill utterly the old man, the young man and the virgin and little sons and women, but do not come near any man upon whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the old men who were before the house.
7 And he said to them, Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth. And they went forth and killed* in the city.
8 And it happened, while they were slaying and I was left, that I fell upon my face and cried and said, Ah lord Jehovah! Will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath upon Jerusalem?
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 perverseness. For they say, Jehovah has forsaken the land and Jehovah does not see. 10 And as for me also, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity, but I will bring their way upon their head.
11 And behold, the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as you have commanded me.