A vision, whereby is shewed the preservation of some,

1 ¶ He criedºª also in mine earsº with a loudº voice,º saying,ºª Cause them that have chargeº over the cityº to draw near,ºª even every manº [with] his destroyingº weaponº in his hand.º 2 And, behold,² sixº men¹² cameºª from the wayº² of the higherº gate,º which² liethºª toward the north,º and every manº a slaughterº weaponº in his hand;º and oneº manº amongº them [was] clothedºª with linen,º with a writer'sºª inkhornº by his side:º and they went in,ºª and stoodºª besideº the brasenº altar.º 3 And the gloryº of the Godº of Israelº was gone upºª from²² the cherub,º whereupon²² he was,² to² the thresholdº of the house.º And he calledºª to² the manº clothedºª with linen,º which² [had] the writer'sºª inkhornº by his side;º 4 And the LORDº saidºª unto² him, Go throughºª the midstº of the city,º through the midstº of Jerusalem,º and setºª a markº upon² the foreheadsº of the men¹² that sighºª and that cryºª for² all² the abominationsº that be doneºª in the midstº thereof.

and the destruction of the rest.

5 ¶ And to the othersº he saidºª in mine hearing,º Goºª ye afterº him through the city,º and smite:ºª let not² your eyeº spare,ºª neither² have ye pity:ºª 6 Slayºª utterlyº oldº [and] young,º both maids,º and little children,º and women:º but come not nearºª²² any² manº upon² whom² [is] the mark;º and beginºª at my sanctuary.º² Then they beganºª at the ancientº men¹² which² [were] beforeº the house.º 7 And he saidºª unto² them, Defileºª² the house,º and fillºª² the courtsº with the slain:º go ye forth.ºª And they went forth,ºª and slewºª in the city.º

God cannot be intreated for them.

8 ¶ And it came to pass,² while they were slayingºª them, and I² was left,ºª that I fellºª upon² my face,º and cried,ºª and said,ºª Ahº Lordº GOD!º wilt thou² destroyºª² all² the residueº of Israelº in thy pouring outºª² of thy furyº upon² Jerusalem?º 9 Then saidºª he unto² me, The iniquityº of the houseº of Israelº and Judahº [is] exceedingº great,º and the landº is fullºª of blood,º and the cityº fullºª of perverseness:º for² they say,ºª The LORDº hath forsakenºª² the earth,º and the LORDº seethºª not.² 10 And as for me² also,² mine eyeº shall not² spare,ºª neither² will I have pity,ºª [but] I will recompenseºª their wayº upon their head.º 11 And, behold,² the manº clothedºª with linen,º which² [had] the inkhornº by his side,º reportedºª the matter,º saying,ºª I have doneºª as²² thou hast commandedºª me.