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href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/9.htm">New King James Version</a> and the LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and make a mark on the foreheads of the people who groan and sigh over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD said to him, &#8220Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yahweh said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being done in its midst.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, throughout all of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh [in distress] and grieve over all the repulsive acts which are being committed in it.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,” the LORD said to him, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable practices committed in it.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,&#8221 the LORD said to him, &#8220and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable practices committed in it.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah 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 over all the abominations that are done in the midst thereof. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the terrible things that are being done here." <a href="/erv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD said to that person, "Go throughout the city of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan about all the disgusting things that are being done in the city." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Go through the whole city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the forehead of everyone who is distressed and troubled because of all the disgusting things being done in the city." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD told him, "Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of everyone who sighs and moans over all of the loathsome things that are happening in it." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,? said the LORD, ?and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/9.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said to him, "Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done in its midst." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to 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 are done in the midst of it. <a href="/web/ezekiel/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to him, “Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry over all the abominations that are done within it.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He calls to the man who is clothed with linen, who has the scribe’s inkhorn at his loins, and YHWH says to him, “Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Jerusalem, and you have made a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and who are groaning for all the abominations that are done in its midst.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And He calleth unto the man who is clothed with linen, who hath the scribe's inkhorn at his loins, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Jerusalem, and thou hast made a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and who are groaning for all the abominations that are done in its midst.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to him, Pass through into the midst of the city, in the midst of Jerusalem, and mark a mark upon the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning for all the abominations being done in her midst.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the Lord said to him: “Cross through the middle of the city, in the center of Jerusalem, and seal a Tau upon the foreheads of the grieving men, who are mourning over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Bible</a> and the LORD said to him: Pass through the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and mark an X on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the abominations practiced within it. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and said to him, “Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and who are tormented on account of all the abominations and evil things that are done in the midst thereof. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to him: “Go through within the city, within Jerusalem, and make a mark on the forehead of the men who groan and are tormented because of all the abominations and the evils that are done within her”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 are done in the midst thereof.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And said to him, Go through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that groan and that grieve for all the iniquities that are done in the midst of them. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=1904" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Slaughter of the Idolaters</a> …3Then the glory of the God of Israel rose from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. And He called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side. 4<a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ă·ḇōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">throughout</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ʾē·lō (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8427.htm" title="8427: wə·hiṯ·wî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To make or set a mark. A primitive root; to mark out, i.e. scratch or imprint.">“and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/8420.htm" title="8420: tāw (N-ms) -- A mark, a signature. From tavah; a mark; by implication, a signature.">a mark</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4696.htm" title="4696: miṣ·ḥō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Brow, forehead. From an unused root meaning to be clear, i.e. Conspicuous; the forehead.">the foreheads</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">of the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/584.htm" title="584: han·ne·’ĕ·nā·ḥîm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To sigh, groan. A primitive root; to sigh.">sighing</a> <a href="/hebrew/602.htm" title="602: wə·han·ne·’ĕ·nā·qîm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To cry, groan. A primitive root; to shriek.">and groaning</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">the abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: han·na·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">there.”</a> 5And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Revelation 7:3</a> “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” <a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Revelation 9:4</a> They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. <a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7</a> They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Exodus 12:13</a> The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</a> Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. <a href="/revelation/22-4.htm">Revelation 22:4</a> They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. <a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16-18</a> At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name. / “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him. / So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.” <a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a> Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.” <a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Isaiah 44:5</a> One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.” <a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Isaiah 49:16</a> Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me. <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a> The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name. <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Revelation 13:16-17</a> And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, / so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. <a href="/revelation/20-4.htm">Revelation 20:4</a> Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. <a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-48</a> Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a> And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to him, Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the middle thereof.set a mark [heb] mark a mark<a href="/exodus/12-7.htm">Exodus 12:7,13</a> And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it… <a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a> Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.<a href="/2_corinthians/1-22.htm">2 Corinthians 1:22</a> Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.that sigh<a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Ezekiel 6:11</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.<a href="/2_kings/22-13.htm">2 Kings 22:13,19,20</a> Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us… <a href="/psalms/119-53.htm">Psalm 119:53,136</a> Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Foreheads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/11-18.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Foreheads</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/joel/1-8.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-6.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-7.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-7.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 9</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">A vision, whereby is shown the preservation of some</a> 5. <a href="/ezekiel/9-5.htm">and the destruction of the rest</a> 8. <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">God cannot be entreated for them</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Go throughout the city of Jerusalem, This command is given to a divine messenger, indicating a specific action to be taken within Jerusalem, the central city of Israel and the location of the Temple. Jerusalem holds significant religious and historical importance as the spiritual heart of the Jewish people. The city is often depicted as a place of both divine presence and judgment. The context here is a vision of impending judgment due to widespread sin and idolatry.said the LORD, The speaker is the LORD, emphasizing divine authority and the seriousness of the command. This phrase underscores that the actions to follow are not arbitrary but are directed by God Himself. It reflects the biblical theme of God’s sovereignty and His active role in the affairs of humanity, particularly in matters of judgment and redemption.and put a mark on the foreheads The act of marking signifies protection and identification. In biblical times, a mark could denote ownership or divine favor. This mark serves as a sign of exemption from the coming judgment, similar to the blood on the doorposts during the Passover in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. It also prefigures the sealing of the 144,000 in <a href="/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7</a>, where God’s servants are marked for protection.of the men sighing and groaning These individuals are characterized by their response to the sin around them. Their sighing and groaning indicate a deep spiritual distress and a rejection of the abominations occurring in Jerusalem. This reflects a remnant theology, where a faithful few remain true to God amidst widespread apostasy. Their reaction is akin to Lot’s distress in Sodom (<a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">2 Peter 2:7-8</a>).over all the abominations committed there. The abominations refer to the idolatry and moral corruption prevalent in Jerusalem at the time. These acts are detestable to God and are the reason for the impending judgment. The term "abominations" is often used in the Old Testament to describe practices that are particularly offensive to God, such as idol worship and moral depravity. This highlights the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God who commands the marking of the faithful in Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_writing_kit.htm">The Man with the Writing Kit</a> A divine messenger tasked with marking the foreheads of the righteous. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_faithful_remnant.htm">The Faithful Remnant</a> Those in Jerusalem who mourn over the city's abominations and are marked for protection. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the events take place, representing the center of religious and moral decay. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abominations.htm">Abominations</a> The sinful acts and idolatry committed by the inhabitants of Jerusalem, prompting divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is just and sovereign, discerning the hearts of individuals and distinguishing between the righteous and the wicked. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_grieving_over_sin.htm">The Importance of Grieving Over Sin</a> True followers of God are marked by their sorrow over sin and abominations, reflecting a heart aligned with God's holiness. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_for_the_faithful.htm">Divine Protection for the Faithful</a> God provides protection and deliverance for those who remain faithful amidst widespread corruption. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_stand_apart.htm">The Call to Stand Apart</a> Believers are called to stand apart from the world, mourning over sin and living lives that honor God. <a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_knowledge.htm">The Assurance of God's Knowledge</a> God knows those who are His, and His mark signifies His ownership and care for His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 9</a> <a href="/q/why_need_a_mark_if_god_knows_all.htm">Why would a supernatural mark (Ezekiel 9:4) be necessary if God is omniscient and already knows who is righteous? </a> <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> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_9_align_with_mercy.htm">How does the judgment in Ezekiel 9 align with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness? </a> <a href="/q/what_constitutes_the_seal_of_god.htm">What constitutes the Seal of God?</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>(4) Set a mark upon the foreheads.--The word for mark is literally a Tau, the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. This, in many of the ancient alphabets, and especially in that in use among the Hebrews up to this time, and long retained upon their coins, was in the form of a cross--X or +. Much stress was laid upon this use of the sign of the cross as the mark for the Divine mercy by the older Christian writers, Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian, and Jerome. This marking was done, it is true, in vision, but the symbolism is taken from such passages as <a href="/genesis/4-15.htm" title="And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.">Genesis 4:15</a>; <a href="/exodus/12-7.htm" title="And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.">Exodus 12:7</a>; <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm" title="And the blood shall be to you for a token on the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.">Exodus 12:13</a>; <a href="/exodus/28-36.htm" title="And you shall make a plate of pure gold, and grave on it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.">Exodus 28:36</a>; and it is used several times in the Apocalypse (<a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm" title="Now is the end come on you, and I will send my anger on you, and will judge you according to your ways, and will recompense on you all your abominations.">Ezekiel 7:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm" title="And the LORD said to him, Go through the middle of the city, through the middle of Jerusalem, and set a mark on the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the middle thereof.">Ezekiel 9:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/14-1.htm" title="Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.">Ezekiel 14:1</a>). Such marks may be necessary for the guidance of the angelic executors of God's commands, and at all events, the symbolism is of value to the human mind. It is with reference to such Scriptural instances of marking, doubtless, that the Church has provided for the signing of the baptized with the sign of the cross. It is to be observed here that the distinction of the marking has reference wholly and only to character. No regard is paid to birth or position; they and they only are marked who mourned for the prevailing sinfulness, and kept themselves apart from it. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Set a mark upon the foreheads, etc. The command reminds us of that given to the destroying angel in <a href="/exodus/12-13.htm">Exodus 12:13</a>, and has its earlier and later analogues in the mark set upon Cain (<a href="/genesis/4-15.htm">Genesis 4:15</a>), and in the "sealing" of the servants of God in <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Revelation 7:3</a>. Here, as in the last example, the mark is set, not on the lintels of the doorposts, but upon the "foreheads" of the men. And the mark is the letter tau, in old Hebrew, that of a cross + , and like the "mark" of mediaeval and (in the case of the illiterate) of modern usage, seems to have been used as a signature, and is rightly so translated in the Revised Version of <a href="/job/31-35.htm">Job 31:35</a>. Jewish writers have accounted for its being thus used, either (1) from its being the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and thus denoting completeness, or (2) from its being the first letter of the word thorah (Law); or (3) from its standing in the same position in the Hebrew word for "thou shalt live." Christian writers (Origen, in loc.; Tertullian, 'Adv. Marcion,' 3:22) have not unnaturally seen in it a quasi-prophetic reference to the sign of the cross as used by Christians, and it is possible that the use of that sign in baptism may have originated in this passage. That was to be the sign of the elect of God in the midst of a world lying in wickedness. Possibly in older as in later forms of idolatry (as eg. in the cultus of Mithras, Vishnu, Sehiva), the votaries of this or that deity may have been distinguished by some outward note of this kind; but of this, though suggested by Currey, I do not find any evidence. It is clear, however, that there could be no anticipation of the Christian symbolism in the minds of Ezeldel or of his hearers. The "mark" was to be placed on all who were still faithful to the worship of their fathers, though they could show their faithfulness only by lamentation of the national apostasy. Such, of course, were Jeremiah, and Baruch, and Ahikam, and Shaphan, and Gedaliah, and others, and such as these Ezekiel may have had present in his thoughts. Against all others (ver. 5) they were sent forth with unsparing severity. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Go עֲבֹר֙ (‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on throughout בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre Jerusalem,” יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH “and put וְהִתְוִ֨יתָ (wə·hiṯ·wî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8427.htm">Strong's 8427: </a> Put -- to make or set a mark a mark תָּ֜ו (tāw) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8420.htm">Strong's 8420: </a> A mark, a signature on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the foreheads מִצְח֣וֹת (miṣ·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4696.htm">Strong's 4696: </a> Brow, forehead of the men הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> Man, mankind sighing הַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙ (han·ne·’ĕ·nā·ḥîm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_584.htm">Strong's 584: </a> To sigh, groan and groaning וְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔ים (wə·han·ne·’ĕ·nā·qîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_602.htm">Strong's 602: </a> To cry, groan over עַ֚ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the abominations הַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹת (hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol committed הַֽנַּעֲשׂ֖וֹת (han·na·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make there.” בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 9:4 Yahweh said to him Go through (Ezek. 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