The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 9יחזקאל 9

וַיִּקְרָ֣א בְאָזְנַ֗י ק֤וֹל גָּדוֹל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר קָרְב֖וּ פְּקֻדּ֣וֹת הָעִ֑יר וְאִ֛ישׁ כְּלִ֥י מַשְׁחֵת֖וֹ בְּיָדֽוֹ

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 his destroying weapon in his hand.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה שִׁשָּׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֡ים בָּאִ֣ים מִדֶּרֶךְ שַׁ֨עַר הָעֶלְי֜וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָפְנֶ֣ה צָפ֗וֹנָה וְאִ֨ישׁ כְּלִ֤י מַפָּצוֹ֙ בְּיָד֔וֹ וְאִישׁ אֶחָ֤ד בְּתוֹכָם֙ לָבֻ֣שׁ בַּדִּ֔ים וְקֶ֥סֶת הַסֹּפֵ֖ר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ אֵ֖צֶל מִזְבַּ֥ח הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת

And, 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 clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

וּכְב֣וֹד אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נַעֲלָה֙ מֵעַ֤ל הַכְּרוּב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה עָלָ֔יו אֶ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶל הָאִישׁ֙ הַלָּבֻ֣שׁ הַבַּדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר קֶ֥סֶת הַסֹּפֵ֖ר בְּמָתְנָֽיו

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 the writer's inkhorn by his side;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אלו אֵלָ֔יו עֲבֹר֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֔יר בְּת֖וֹךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְהִתְוִ֨יתָ תָּ֜ו עַל מִצְח֣וֹת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙ וְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔ים עַ֚ל כָּל הַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹת הַֽנַּעֲשׂ֖וֹת בְּתוֹכָֽהּ

And YHWH said to 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.

וּלְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אָמַ֣ר בְּאָזְנַ֔י עִבְר֥וּ בָעִ֛יר אַחֲרָ֖יו וְהַכּ֑וּ על אַל תָּחֹ֥ס עיניכם עֵינְכֶ֖ם וְאַל תַּחְמֹֽלוּ

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

זָקֵ֡ן בָּח֣וּר וּבְתוּלָה֩ וְטַ֨ף וְנָשִׁ֜ים תַּהַרְג֣וּ לְמַשְׁחִ֗ית וְעַל כָּל אִ֨ישׁ אֲשֶׁר עָלָ֤יו הַתָּו֙ אַל תִּגַּ֔שׁוּ וּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖י תָּחֵ֑לּוּ וַיָּחֵ֨לּוּ֙ בָּאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י הַבָּֽיִת

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

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם טַמְּא֣וּ אֶת הַבַּ֗יִת וּמַלְא֧וּ אֶת הַחֲצֵר֛וֹת חֲלָלִ֖ים צֵ֑אוּ וְיָצְא֖וּ וְהִכּ֥וּ בָעִֽיר

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

וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּהַכּוֹתָ֔ם וְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖ר אָ֑נִי וָאֶפְּלָ֨ה עַל פָּנַ֜י וָאֶזְעַ֗ק וָֽאֹמַר֙ אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הֲמַשְׁחִ֣ית אַתָּ֗ה אֵ֚ת כָּל שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥ אֶת חֲמָתְךָ֖ עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

And 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 YHWH! will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your fury upon Jerusalem?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י עֲוֺ֨ן בֵּֽית יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙ גָּדוֹל֙ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֤א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ דָּמִ֔ים וְהָעִ֖יר מָלְאָ֣ה מֻטֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י אָמְר֗וּ עָזַ֤ב יְהוָה֙ אֶת הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֵ֥ין יְהוָ֖ה רֹאֶֽה

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

וְגַ֨ם אֲנִ֔י לֹא תָח֥וֹס עֵינִ֖י וְלֹ֣א אֶחְמֹ֑ל דַּרְכָּ֖ם בְּרֹאשָׁ֥ם נָתָֽתִּי

And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, I will recompense their way upon their head.

וְהִנֵּ֞ה הָאִ֣ישׁ לְבֻ֣שׁ הַבַּדִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַקֶּ֨סֶת֙ בְּמָתְנָ֔יו מֵשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑ר עָשִׂ֕יתִי כאשר כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתָֽנִי

And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as you have commanded me.