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1. Then God shouted to the leaders in charge of punishing the city. Each leader had his own destructive weapon in his hand.
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1. He cried H7121 also in mine ears H241 with a loud H1419 voice H6963 , saying H559 , Cause them that have charge H6486 over the city H5892 to draw near H7126 , even every man H376 with his destroying H4892 weapon H3627 in his hand H3027 .
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2. Then I saw six men walking on the road from the upper gate. This gate is on the north side. Each man had his own deadly weapon in his hand. One of the men wore linen clothes. He wore a scribe's pen and ink set at his waist. Those men went to the bronze altar in the Temple and stood there.
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2. And, behold H2009 , six H8337 men H376 came H935 from the way H4480 H1870 of the higher H5945 gate H8179 , which H834 lieth H6437 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 with linen H906 , with a writer H5608 's inkhorn H7083 by his side H4975 : and they went in H935 , and stood H5975 beside H681 the brazen H5178 altar H4196 .
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3. Then the Glory of the God of Israel rose from above the Cherub angels where he had been. Then the Glory went to the door of the Temple and stopped when he was over the threshold. Then he called to the man wearing the linen clothes and the scribe's pen and ink set.
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3. And the glory H3519 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 was gone up H5927 from H4480 H5921 the cherub H3742 , whereupon H834 H5921 he was H1961 , to H413 the threshold H4670 of the house H1004 . And he called H7121 to H413 the man H376 clothed H3847 with linen H906 , which H834 had the writer H5608 's inkhorn H7083 by his side H4975 ;
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4. Then the Lord (Glory) said to him, "Go through the city of Jerusalem. Put a mark on the forehead of everyone who feels sad and upset about all the terrible things people are doing in this city."
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4. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 him , Go through H5674 the midst H8432 of the city H5892 , through the midst H8432 of Jerusalem H3389 , and set H8427 a mark H8420 upon H5921 the foreheads H4696 of the men H376 that sigh H584 and that cry H602 for H5921 all H3605 the abominations H8441 that be done H6213 in the midst H8432 thereof.
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5. Then I heard God say to the other men, "I want you to follow the first man. You must kill all those who do not have the mark on their foreheads. It doesn't matter if they are elders, young men or young women, children or mothers�you must use your weapon and kill everyone who does not have the mark on their forehead. Don't show any mercy. Don't feel sorry for anyone. Start here at my Temple." So they started with the elders in front of the Temple.
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5. And to the others H428 he said H559 in mine hearing H241 , Go H5674 ye after H310 him through the city H5892 , and smite H5221 : let not H408 your eye H5869 spare H2347 , neither H408 have ye pity H2550 :
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6. Slay H2026 utterly H4889 old H2205 and young H970 , both maids H1330 , and little children H2945 , and women H802 : but come not near H5066 H408 H5921 any H3605 man H376 upon H5921 whom H834 is the mark H8420 ; and begin H2490 at my sanctuary H4480 H4720 . Then they began H2490 at the ancient H2205 men H376 which H834 were before H6440 the house H1004 .
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7. He said to them, "Make this Temple unclean �fill this courtyard with dead bodies! Now go!" So they went and killed the people in the city.
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7. And he said H559 unto H413 them, Defile H2930 H853 the house H1004 , and fill H4390 H853 the courts H2691 with the slain H2491 : go ye forth H3318 . And they went forth H3318 , and slew H5221 in the city H5892 .
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8. I stayed there while the men went to kill the people. I bowed with my face to the ground and said, "Oh Lord God, in showing your anger against Jerusalem, are you killing all the survivors in Israel?"
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8. And it came to pass H1961 , while they were slaying H5221 them , and I H589 was left H7604 , that I fell H5307 upon H5921 my face H6440 , and cried H2199 , and said H559 , Ah H162 Lord H136 GOD H3069 ! wilt thou H859 destroy H7843 H853 all H3605 the residue H7611 of Israel H3478 in thy pouring out H8210 H853 of thy fury H2534 upon H5921 Jerusalem H3389 ?
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9. He said, "The family of Israel and Judah have committed many very bad sins! People are being murdered everywhere in this country, and the city is filled with crime. That is because the people say to themselves, 'The Lord left this country. He cannot see what we are doing.'
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9. Then said H559 he unto H413 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 of blood H1818 , and the city H5892 full H4390 of perverseness H4297 : for H3588 they say H559 , The LORD H3068 hath forsaken H5800 H853 the earth H776 , and the LORD H3068 seeth H7200 not H369 .
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10. So I will not show any mercy or feel sorry for them. They brought it on themselves. I am only giving them the punishment they deserve!"
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10. And as for me H589 also H1571 , mine eye H5869 shall not H3808 spare H2347 , neither H3808 will I have pity H2550 , but I will recompense H5414 their way H1870 upon their head H7218 .
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11. Then the man wearing linen clothes and a scribe's pen and ink set spoke up. He said, "I have done what you commanded."
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11. And, behold H2009 , the man H376 clothed H3847 with linen H906 , which H834 had the inkhorn H7083 by his side H4975 , reported H7725 the matter H1697 , saying H559 , I have done H6213 as H3605 H834 thou hast commanded H6680 me.
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