{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/ezekiel/9","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T00:52:33.505Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Ezekiel","bookSlug":"ezekiel","chapter":9,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":8,"nextChapter":10,"totalChapters":48,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying: The visitations of the city are at hand, and every one hath a destroying weapon in his hand. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And behold six men came from the way of the upper gate, which looketh to the north: and each one had his weapon of destruction in his hand: and there was one man in the midst of them clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn at his reins: and they went in, and stood by the brazen altar. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the glory of the Lord of Israel went up from the cherub, upon which he was, to the threshold of the house: and he called to the man that was clothed with linen, and had a writer's inkhorn at his loins. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst thereof. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And to the others he said in my hearing: Go ye after him through the city, and strike: let not your eyes spare, nor be ye moved with pity. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Utterly destroy old and young, maidens, children and women: but upon whomsoever you shall see Thau, kill him not, and begin ye at my sanctuary. So they began at the ancient men who mere before the house. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And he said to them: Defile the house, and ill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew them that were in the city. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the slaughter being ended I was left: and I fell upon my face, and crying, I said: Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God, wilt thou then destroy all the remnant of Israel, by pouring out thy fury upon Jerusalem? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Therefore neither shall my eye spare, nor will I have pity: I will requite their way upon their head. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And behold the man that was clothed with linen, that had the inkhorn at his back, returned the word, saying: I have done as thou hast commanded me. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Ezekiel 9 (DRB)","markdown":"[Ezekiel 9](https://primebible.com/drb/ezekiel/9)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/ezekiel/9 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}