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Ezekiel 9:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel 9:1-3
Contemporary English Version
The Lord Gives the Command To Punish Jerusalem
9 After that, I heard the Lord shout, “Come to Jerusalem, you men chosen to destroy the city. And bring your weapons!”
2 I saw six men come through the north gate of the temple, each one holding a deadly weapon. A seventh man dressed in a linen robe was with them, and he was carrying things to write with. The men went into the temple and stood by the bronze altar.
3 The brightness of God's glory then left its place above the statues of the winged creatures[a] inside the temple and moved to the entrance. The Lord said to the man in the linen robe,
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- 9.3 the statues of the winged creatures: These were symbols of the Lord's throne on earth (see Exodus 25.18-22; 1 Kings 6.23-28).
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