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Go!&#8221 So they went out and began killing throughout the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing throughout the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “Defile the temple, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” And they went out and killed in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with the dead. Go out!” So they went out and struck and killed <i>the people</i> in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He said to them, &#8220Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!&#8221 Thus they went out and struck down the people in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down <i>the people</i> in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He said to them, “Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” Thus they went out and struck down <i>the people</i> in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And He said to the executioners, “Defile the temple and fill its courtyards with the dead. Go out!” So they went out and struck down <i>the people</i> in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go! ” So they went out killing people in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He said to them, &#8220Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go!&#8221 So they went out killing people in the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, "Pollute the temple by piling the dead bodies in the courtyards. Now get busy!" They left and started killing the people of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and smote in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said to them, "Dishonor the temple! Fill its courtyards with dead people, and then leave." So they went out and killed the people in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God said to them, "Defile the Temple. Fill its courtyards with corpses. Get to work!" So they began to kill the people in the city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Desecrate my Temple," he told them, "and fill its courtyard with the dead!" So they went out and began striking down people throughout the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He told them, ?Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!? So they went out and began killing throughout the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, "Defile the temple and fill the courtyards with corpses. Go!" So they went out and struck people down throughout the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, "Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth." They went forth, and struck in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” They went out, and struck in the city. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they begin among the aged men who [are] before the house, and He says to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.” And they have gone forth and have struck in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they begin among the aged men who are before the house, and He saith unto them, 'Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.' And they have gone forth and have smitten in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to them, Defile the house, and fill the enclosures with the wounded: go ye forth. And they went forth and struck in the city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to them: “Defile the house, and fill its courts with the slain! Go forth!” And they went forth and struck down those who were in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Defile the temple, he said to them, fill its courts with the slain. Then go out and strike in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go!” So they went out and killed in the city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain; then go forth and slay in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to them: “Defile the house and fill the courts with the slain. Go out. Kill in the city!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He said unto them: 'Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain; go ye forth.' And they went forth, and smote in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, Defile the house, and go out and fill the ways with dead bodies, and smite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1944" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Slaughter of the Idolaters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then He told</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: ṭam·mə·’ū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">“Defile</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: ū·mal·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">and fill</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-cp) -- A yard, a hamlet.">the courts</a> <a href="/hebrew/2491.htm" title="2491: ḥă·lā·lîm (N-mp) -- Pierced, polluted. From chalal; pierced; figuratively, polluted.">with the slain.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṣê·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Go forth!”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">So they went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and began killing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ḇā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">throughout the city.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">Revelation 16:6</a></span><br />For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a></span><br />For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">2 Kings 23:12</a></span><br />He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a></span><br />The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a></span><br />from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></span><br />Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-17.htm">1 Peter 4:17</a></span><br />For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Jeremiah 32:34</a></span><br />They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-3.htm">2 Kings 24:3-4</a></span><br />Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a></span><br />But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go you forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20-22</a></b></br> As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations <i>and</i> of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17</a></b></br> Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave <i>them</i> all into his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1-3</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. 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In the context of Ezekiel, God is speaking to the executioners, often interpreted as angelic beings or agents of divine judgment. This reflects the biblical theme of God’s sovereignty and His right to judge sin.<p><b>“Defile the temple</b><br>The temple, considered the holiest place in Israel, was the center of worship and God's dwelling among His people. To defile it signifies a profound judgment, as the temple was meant to be pure and sacred. This act symbolizes the extent of Israel's sin and the resulting separation from God. Historically, the defilement of sacred spaces was a sign of divine abandonment, as seen in the destruction of the temple by the Babylonians.<p><b>and fill the courts with the slain.</b><br>The courts of the temple were areas where people gathered for worship and sacrifices. Filling them with the slain indicates a complete reversal of their intended purpose, turning a place of life and worship into one of death and judgment. This imagery underscores the severity of Israel's idolatry and moral corruption, which led to such drastic divine action.<p><b>Go forth!”</b><br>This command to "go forth" emphasizes the immediacy and inevitability of the judgment. It reflects the urgency of God's decree and the swift execution of His will. The phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God sending His messengers to carry out His purposes, whether in judgment or salvation.<p><b>So they went out and began killing throughout the city.</b><br>This action represents the fulfillment of God's judgment on Jerusalem, a city that had turned away from Him. The historical context is the impending Babylonian invasion, which would lead to the city's destruction. This event serves as a warning of the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion against God. It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment at the end of times, as described in Revelation, where God will judge the world in righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the vision of judgment in chapter 9.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The holy place in Jerusalem, central to Jewish worship, which is defiled as part of God's judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_executioners.htm">The Executioners</a></b><br>Agents of God's judgment, tasked with carrying out the divine decree to slay those marked for destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_of_jerusalem.htm">The City of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of the vision, representing the center of Jewish life and worship, now subject to divine judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_the_lord.htm">The Glory of the Lord</a></b><br>The presence of God, which departs from the temple, signifying the severity of the judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin, especially within the community of believers, is taken seriously by God. The defilement of the temple symbolizes the gravity of turning away from God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_begins_at_the_house_of_god.htm">Judgment Begins at the House of God</a></b><br>As seen in Ezekiel and reiterated in the New Testament, those who are closest to God are held to a higher standard of accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god.htm">The Holiness of God</a></b><br>God's holiness demands justice. The defilement of the temple and the subsequent judgment highlight the necessity of maintaining reverence for what is sacred.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, it serves as a call to repentance. God's desire is for His people to return to Him with sincere hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel are tasked with delivering difficult messages. Their role is crucial in guiding God's people back to righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_43_7_conflict_with_omnipresence.htm">In Ezekiel 43:7, God declares His throne will be in the temple. Does this conflict with the doctrine of an omnipresent deity who cannot be confined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_hacking.htm">What does the Bible say about being defiled?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Defile the house.</span>--The utmost possible pollution under the Mosaic economy was the touch of a dead body. (See <a href="/numbers/19-11.htm" title="He that touches the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.">Numbers 19:11</a>; <a href="/1_kings/13-2.htm" title="And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus said the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense on you, and men's bones shall be burnt on you.">1Kings 13:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/23-16.htm" title="And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchers that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchers, and burned them on the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.">2Kings 23:16</a>.) It might be thought that the Temple would be spared this defilement; but not only must the execution of justice override all technicalities, as at the execution of Joab (<a href="/context/1_kings/2-28.htm" title="Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled to the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.">1Kings 2:28-31</a>), but in this case the very defilement itself was a part of the judgment, since God was about to forsake His sanctuary, and give over even this to the desolations of the heathen. From the Temple the destroying angels passed out into the city.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Defile the house</span>, etc. What Ezekiel saw in vision was, we may well believe, fulfilled literally when the city was taken by the Chaldeans. The pollution of the temple by the bleeding corpses of the idolatrous worshippers was a fitting retribution for the worship with which they had polluted it (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/6-13.htm">Ezekiel 6:13</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then He told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֨אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Defile</span><br /><span class="heb">טַמְּא֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭam·mə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֗יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fill</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַלְא֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mal·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the courts</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲצֵר֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the slain.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲלָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·lā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pierced, polluted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Go forth!”</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵ֑אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So they went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and began killing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכּ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throughout the city.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָעִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Ezekiel 9:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 9:7 He said to them Defile the house (Ezek. 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