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Ezekiel 9:3 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 9 · verse 3
And 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;Ezekiel 9:3 · King James Version
Ezekiel 9:3 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;
4And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thresholdmiphtâna stretcherH4670 →
- writer'sçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
- clothedlâbashproperly, wrap aroundH3847 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- cherubkᵉrûwba cherub or imaginary figureH3742 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
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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