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Ezekiel 9:7

And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
Ezekiel 9:7 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

    ASV

  • And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.

    BBE

  • And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.

    DBY

  • He said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. They went forth, and struck in the city.

    WEB

  • And they begin among the aged men who `are' before the house, and He saith unto them, `Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.' And they have gone forth and have smitten in the city.

    YLT

  • And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go all of you forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

    ENG

  • And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

    WBT

  • Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.

    BSB

In context

5And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

7And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.

8And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

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