Ezekiel Chapter 9
He hollered in my ears, "Ayo, tell the crew handling the city to roll up, every bro armed and ready to go."
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 {with} his destroying weapon in his hand.
So, no cap, six folks came from the upper gate up north, all strapped; one guy was draped in linen with a writer’s inkhorn chilling by his side. They strolled in and chilled by the bronze altar.
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 {was} clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. {which lieth: Heb. which is turned} {a slaughter...: Heb. a weapon of his breaking in pieces} {by his...: Heb. upon his loins}
The glory of the God of Israel straight up lifted from the cherub, where he was, to the doorway of the house. He called to the guy in linen with the inkhorn.
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 {had} the writer's inkhorn by his side;
The Lord told him, "Slide through the city, especially Jerusalem, and tag those who are vibing hard and mourning over all the crazy stuff going down."
And the LORD said unto 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. {set a mark: Heb. mark a mark}
To the others, He said loud enough for me to catch, "Follow him around the city and take 'em out: no mercy, for real."
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: {mine hearing: Heb. mine ears}
"Erase everyone, old and young, girls and kids, and women: but don’t touch anyone with the mark; kick things off at my sanctuary." They started with the older folks in front of the house.
Slay utterly old {and} young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom {is} the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which {were} before the house. {utterly: Heb. to destruction}
He said to them, "Mess up the house and stack the courts with the fallen: go hard." And they rolled out and wrecked 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 slew in the city.
While they were taking them out and I was left there, I hit the ground and cried, "Ah Lord God! You seriously gonna wipe out all of Israel while unleashing your wrath on Jerusalem?"
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 GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
Then He replied, "The sin of Israel and Judah is next level, the land's drowning in blood, and the city is a mess: they’re saying, 'The Lord has ghosted the earth, and He doesn’t see us.'"
Then said he unto 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 hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. {full of blood: Heb. filled with, etc} {perverseness: or, wresting of judgment}
"As for me, my eye won’t hold back, no compassion for them; I’ll make sure their actions come back around."
And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, {but} I will recompense their way upon their head.
And, for real, the dude in linen with the inkhorn said, "I’ve done what you asked me to do."
And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which {had} the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. {reported...: Heb. returned the word}