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Ezekiel 9:1 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 9 · verse 1
He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.Ezekiel 9:1 · King James Version
Ezekiel 9:1 in context
1He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
2And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
3And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- destroyingmashchêthdestructionH4892 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- chargepᵉquddâhvisitationH6486 →
- weaponkᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- criedqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
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In these verses we have, I. The summons given to Jerusalem's destroyers to come forth and give their attendance. He that appeared to the prophet (Eze 8:2), that had brought him to Jerusalem and had shown the wickedness that was done there, he cried, Cause those that have charge over the city to draw near (Eze 9:1),…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4