(KJV) Ezekiel 9¹

⥃Execution of the Idolaters

[1] He cried² also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause³ them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand. [2] And, behold, six⁴ men came from the way of the higher⁵ gate, which lieth⁶ toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon⁷ in his hand; and one⁸ man among them [was] clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn⁹ by his side¹⁰: and they went in, and stood beside¹¹ the brasen altar. [3] 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;¹² [4] And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark¹³ upon the foreheads of the men that sigh¹⁴ and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

[5] And to the others he said in mine hearing¹⁵, Go¹⁶ ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: [6] Slay utterly¹⁷ old¹⁸ [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but¹⁹ come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin²⁰ at my sanctuary. Then they began at the²¹ ancient men which [were] before the house. [7] 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.²²

[8] [¶]And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I²³ fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah²⁴ Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? [9] Then said he unto me, The iniquity²⁵ of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land²⁶ is full of²⁷ blood, and the city full of perverseness²⁸: for they say, The Lord hath²⁹ forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. [10] And as for me also, mine³⁰ eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, [but³¹] I will recompense their way upon their head. [11] And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which [had] the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter³², saying, I have³³ done as thou hast commanded me.