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The Lord Gives the Command To Punish Jerusalem

After that, I heard the Lord shout, “Come to Jerusalem, you men chosen to destroy the city. And bring your weapons!”

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.

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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Footnotes

  1. 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).

Judgment on the Idolaters

Then I heard him call out in a loud voice, “Bring near those who are appointed to execute judgment on the city, each with a weapon in his hand.” And I saw six men coming from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man clothed in linen(A) who had a writing kit at his side. They came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Now the glory(B) of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim,(C) where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the Lord called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side

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