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And the glory of the God of Israel rose from between the Guardian Angels where it had rested and stood above the entrance to[a] the Temple.

And the Lord called to the man with the writer’s case and said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who weep and sigh because of all the sins they see around them.”

Then I heard the Lord tell the other men: “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead isn’t marked. Spare not nor pity them—

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 9:3 above the entrance to, literally, “above the threshold of.”

Now the glory(A) of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim,(B) 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 and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem(C) and put a mark(D) on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament(E) over all the detestable things that are done in it.(F)

As I listened, he said to the others, “Follow him through the city and kill, without showing pity(G) or compassion.(H)

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