American King James Version
"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. ¶ "
— Ezekiel 9:7, American King James Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“He said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth! They went forth, and struck in the city.”
“He said to them,“Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.”
“And he said to them: Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew them that were in the city.”
“And he said to them, Make the house unclean, make the open places full of dead: go forward and send destruction on the town.”
“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.”
And the LORD said to him, Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the middle thereof. ¶
And to the others he said in my hearing, Go you after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have you pity:
Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man on whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
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. ¶
And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell on my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your fury on Jerusalem?
Then said he to 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 has forsaken the earth, and the LORD sees not.
And as for me also, my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way on their head.