Ezekiel 9:6

elder, young man and virgin and little ones and women, shall ye slay utterly, but unto any man who hath upon him the mark, do not ye come near, and at my sanctuary, shall ye begin. So they began with the elder men. who were before the house.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Slay 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.

In Context

5But unto these, said he in mine ears, Pass along through the city after him and smite,—let not your eye, shield, neither have ye pity:

7And he said unto them Defile ye the house and fill the courts with the slain,—go ye forth! So they went forth and smote in the city.

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Cross References

Numbers 31:15And Moses said unto them,—Have ye saved alive every female?

Deuteronomy 3:6And we devoted them to destruction, doing unto them as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon,—devoting to destruction every city of males, the women, and the little ones.

Joshua 2:18Lo! when we are coming into the land, this cord of crimson thread, must thou bind in the window by which thou didst let us down, and, thy father and thy mother and thy brethren and all the household of thy father, must thou gather together unto thee unto the house.

1 Samuel 15:3Now, go and smite Amalek, and devote ye to destruction all that he hath, and spare him not,—but thou shalt slay both man and woman, both child and suckling, both ox and sheep, both camel and ass.

Jeremiah 6:11So then, with the indignation of Yahweh, am I full, I am too weary to hold it in, [I am constrained] to pour it out, upon the boy in the street, and upon the circle of young men, together,—For, even husband with wife, will be captured, The elder with him who is full of days;

Jeremiah 44:7Now, therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh God of hosts God of Israel—Wherefore, are ye committing a great wickedness against your own lives, that ye should cut off from you man and woman child and suckling, out of the midst of Judah,—so that there should not be left you a remnant:

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 9:6-11

The Righteous Distinguished; The Prophet's Intercession. ( b. c. 593.) 5 And 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: 6 Slay 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. 7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And… Read the whole commentary →

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