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Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> While they were out killing, I was all alone. I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign LORD! Will your fury against Jerusalem wipe out everyone left in Israel?” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> And while they were striking, and I was left alone, I fell upon my face, and cried, “Ah, Lord GOD! Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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?” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/9.htm">New King James Version</a> So it was, that while they were killing them, I was left alone; and I fell on my face and cried out, and said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all the remnant of Israel in pouring out Your fury on Jerusalem?” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And as they were striking the people and I alone was left, I fell on my face and cried out, saying, “Oh, Lord GOD! Are You going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> As they were striking the people and I alone was left, I fell on my face and cried out saying, &#8220Alas, Lord GOD! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then it came about as they were striking and I alone was left, that I fell on my face and cried out saying, “Alas, Lord GOD! Art Thou destroying the whole remnant of Israel by pouring out Thy wrath on Jerusalem?” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened as they were striking the people and I alone remained, that I fell on my face and cried out and said, “Alas, Lord Yahweh! Are You destroying the whole remnant of Israel by pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As they were executing them and I alone was left, I fell face downward and cried out, “Alas, Lord GOD! Will You destroy all that is left of Israel [the whole remnant] by pouring out Your wrath and indignation on Jerusalem?” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel when you pour out your wrath on Jerusalem? ” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, &#8220Oh, Lord GOD! Are You going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem?&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord Jehovah! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy wrath upon Jerusalem? <a href="/cev/ezekiel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I was then alone, so I bowed down and cried out to the LORD, "Why are you doing this? Are you so angry with the people of Jerusalem that everyone must die?" <a href="/erv/ezekiel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As they were killing people, I was left alone. So I immediately bowed down. I cried, "Almighty LORD, will you destroy everyone who is left in Israel while you pour out your anger on Jerusalem?" <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> While the killing was going on, I was there alone. I threw myself face downward on the ground and shouted, "Sovereign LORD, are you so angry with Jerusalem that you are going to kill everyone left in Israel?" <a href="/isv/ezekiel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> While they were out carrying out the executions, I was left alone. So I fell on my face and cried out, "O Lord GOD, are you going to destroy all of the survivors of Israel when you pour out your anger on Jerusalem?" <a href="/msb/ezekiel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/ezekiel/9.htm">NET Bible</a> While they were striking them down, I was left alone, and I threw myself face down and cried out, "Ah, sovereign LORD! Will you destroy the entire remnant of Israel when you pour out your fury on Jerusalem?" <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell on my face, and cried, and said, "Ah Lord GOD. Will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath on Jerusalem?" <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? <a href="/web/ezekiel/9.htm">World English Bible</a> While they were killing, and I was left, I fell on my face, and cried, and said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your wrath on Jerusalem?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, as they are striking, and I am left—that I fall on my face, and cry, and say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, are You destroying all the remnant of Israel, in Your pouring out Your wrath on Jerusalem?” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, as they are smiting, and I -- I am left -- that I fall on my face, and cry, and say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, art Thou destroying all the remnant of Israel, in Thy pouring out Thy wrath on Jerusalem?' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be as they were striking them, and I being left, and I shall fall upon my face, and I shall cry, and saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah! destroyest thou all the remnant of Israel in thy pouring forth thy wrath upon Jerusalem?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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? <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when the slaughter was completed, I remained. And I fell upon my face, and crying out, I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Will you now destroy the entire remnant of Israel, by pouring out your fury upon Jerusalem?” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/9.htm">New American Bible</a> As they were striking, I was left alone. I fell on my face, crying out, “Alas, Lord GOD! Will you destroy all that is left of Israel when you pour out your fury on Jerusalem?” <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> While they were killing, and I was left alone, I fell prostrate on my face and cried out, “Ah Lord GOD! will you destroy all who remain of Israel as you pour out your wrath upon Jerusalem?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it came to pass, when they had slain them, I was left; and I fell upon my face and cried with a loud voice mournfully, and said, Ah LORD God, wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel? Wilt thou pour out thy fury upon Jerusalem? <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when they had destroyed them, I was left, and I fell on my face and I wailed in a loud voice, and I said, Oh, LORD OF LORDS, do you destroy everyone who is left from Israel, and do you pour out your wrath on Jerusalem?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass, while they were smiting, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said: 'Ah Lord GOD! wilt Thou destroy all the residue of Israel in Thy pouring out of Thy fury upon Jerusalem?' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass as they were smiting, that I fell upon my face, and cried out, and said, Alas, O Lord! wilt thou destroy the remnant of Israel, in pouring out thy wrath upon Jerusalem? <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/9-8.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=1956" 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> …7Then 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. 8<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: kə·hak·kō·w·ṯām (Prep-k:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">While they were killing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: wə·nê·šă·’ar (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">was left alone.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wā·’ep·pə·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">And I fell</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.">facedown</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2199.htm" title="2199: wā·’ez·‘aq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; by analogy, to announce or convene publicly.">and cried out,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">“Oh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: bə·šā·p̄ə·kə·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">when You pour out</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/2534.htm" title="2534: ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">Your wrath</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/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/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">will You</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: hă·maš·ḥîṯ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroy</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.">the entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">remnant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel?”</a> 9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’…<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="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23-32</a> Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? / Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ... <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a> But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ... <a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Numbers 16:22</a> But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?” <a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-19</a> But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. / And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. / If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ... <a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a> “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. <a href="/jeremiah/7-16.htm">Jeremiah 7:16</a> As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will not listen to you. <a href="/jeremiah/14-11.htm">Jeremiah 14:11</a> Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of this people. <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2-3</a> And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. <a href="/amos/7-5.htm">Amos 7:5-6</a> Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD. <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11-13</a> Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, / until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken. / And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.” <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a> Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God. / Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness. <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27-29</a> Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.” <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Romans 11:2-5</a> God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel: / “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” ... <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Matthew 24:22</a> If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell on my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! will you destroy all the residue of Israel in your pouring out of your fury on Jerusalem?that I<a href="/numbers/14-5.htm">Numbers 14:5</a> Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.<a href="/numbers/16-4.htm">Numbers 16:4,21,22,45</a> And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: … <a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18</a> And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.Ah<a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.<a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel 11:13</a> And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?<a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Genesis 18:23</a> And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-1.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-22.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-12.htm">Pouring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-8.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Striking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-16.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-13.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Destroying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-5.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Pouring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-25.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/micah/6-13.htm">Smiting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Striking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-12.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm">Wrath</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>While they were killing, I was left alone. Ezekiel witnesses the execution of divine judgment upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem. This scene is part of a vision where God commands the executioners to slay those who do not bear His mark of protection. The phrase highlights Ezekiel's role as a prophet, set apart to observe and convey God's message. The concept of being "left alone" underscores the isolation often experienced by prophets, who are called to witness and communicate God's will, even when it involves severe judgment. This moment reflects the seriousness of divine justice and the separation between the righteous and the wicked, reminiscent of the Passover in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>, where those marked by the blood of the lamb were spared.And I fell facedown and cried out, Ezekiel's response of falling facedown is a common biblical expression of humility and reverence in the presence of God. It signifies submission and the recognition of God's supreme authority. This posture is seen in other biblical figures, such as Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-3.htm">Genesis 17:3</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Daniel 10:9</a>), who also fell facedown in moments of divine encounter. Ezekiel's cry is an intercessory plea, reflecting the prophet's deep concern for his people and his role as a mediator between God and Israel.“Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, The invocation "Oh, Lord GOD" is a plea to Yahweh, acknowledging His sovereignty and justice. The pouring out of wrath signifies God's righteous anger against sin and idolatry, a recurring theme in the prophetic literature. Jerusalem, the city chosen by God, had become corrupt, and this judgment is a fulfillment of the warnings given through the prophets. The imagery of pouring out wrath is also seen in <a href="/revelation/16.htm">Revelation 16</a>, where God's wrath is depicted as being poured out in the form of plagues, emphasizing the completeness and inevitability of divine judgment.will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?” Ezekiel's question reveals his concern for the survival of a faithful remnant within Israel. The concept of a remnant is significant throughout Scripture, representing those who remain faithful to God despite widespread apostasy. This remnant theme is seen in <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a> and <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a>, where God preserves a faithful group for His purposes. Ezekiel's intercession reflects the tension between God's justice and mercy, highlighting the hope that even in judgment, God will preserve a people for Himself. This remnant ultimately points to the fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ, who embodies the faithful remnant and brings salvation to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the central figure in this passage, witnessing the vision of God's judgment on Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_remnant_of_israel.htm">The Remnant of Israel</a> Refers to the small group of Israelites who remain faithful to God amidst widespread idolatry and sin. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city under divine judgment due to the people's persistent rebellion and idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_executioners.htm">The Executioners</a> Angelic beings tasked with carrying out God's judgment on the city, sparing only those marked for protection. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a> A divine revelation given to Ezekiel, depicting the severe judgment on Jerusalem for its sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has severe consequences, and God's holiness demands justice. We must recognize the gravity of sin in our lives and communities. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a> Like Ezekiel, believers are called to intercede for others, pleading for God's mercy and intervention. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_the_remnant.htm">God's Faithfulness to the Remnant</a> Despite widespread unfaithfulness, God preserves a remnant. We can trust in His faithfulness to those who remain true to Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The vision serves as a call to repentance, urging us to turn from sin and seek God's forgiveness. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_judgment.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Judgment</a> God's judgments are just and sovereign. We must submit to His will, trusting in His perfect justice and mercy.<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/evidence_of_mass_execution_in_ezekiel_9.htm">Are there any historical or archeological records supporting a mass execution in Jerusalem as described in Ezekiel 9?</a> <a href="/q/was_ezekiel_physically_taken_to_jerusalem.htm">In Ezekiel 8:3-4, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim Ezekiel was physically transported to Jerusalem by a divine hand?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_judah_israel_bless_amid_strife.htm">Zechariah 8:13: How could the house of Judah and Israel become blessings to other nations in light of ongoing regional strife?</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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) I was left.--The words imply left alone. The prophet had just before seen the courts of the sanctuary thronged with idolaters in the full glory of their heaven-defying sin. Now it is a city of the dead, and he is left standing alone in the midst of the dead. He falls upon his face in consternation, and pleads that "the residue of Israel" may not be utterly destroyed. The sternness of the Divine answer leaves no room for hope of any mitigation of the judgment. No mention is made here of those who were to be saved; they were so few among the mass as to have no effect upon the general impression of the vision. Yet they are not forgotten; and to show that they are not, the man in linen is represented in the next verse (11) as reporting that he had executed the command given him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - I fell upon my face, etc. The ministers of vengeance and the prophet were left in the courts of the temple alone. His human, national sympathies led him, as they led Moses (<a href="/numbers/11-2.htm">Numbers 11:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-19.htm">Numbers 14:19</a>) and St. Paul (<a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Romans 9:1-3</a>) to undertake the work of intercession. With the words which had been the keynote of Isaiah's prophecies, probably present to his thoughts (<a href="/isaiah/37-32.htm">Isaiah 37:32</a>, et al.), he asks whether Jehovah will indeed destroy all that remnant of Israel (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ezekiel 11:13</a>) who might be as the germ of hope for the future. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>While they were killing, כְּהַכּוֹתָ֔ם (kə·hak·kō·w·ṯām) Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike I אָ֑נִי (’ā·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I was left alone. וְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖ר (wə·nê·šă·’ar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> To swell up, be, redundant And I fell וָאֶפְּלָ֨ה (wā·’ep·pə·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie facedown עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and cried out, וָאֶזְעַ֗ק (wā·’ez·‘aq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2199.htm">Strong's 2199: </a> To shriek, to announce, convene publicly “Oh, אֲהָהּ֙ (’ă·hāh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_162.htm">Strong's 162: </a> Alas! Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH when You pour out בְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥ (bə·šā·p̄ə·kə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out Your wrath חֲמָתְךָ֖ (ḥă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> Heat, anger, poison on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem, יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (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 will You אַתָּ֗ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you destroy הֲמַשְׁחִ֣ית (hă·maš·ḥîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin the entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every remnant שְׁאֵרִ֣ית (šə·’ê·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> Rest, residue, remnant, remainder of Israel?” יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Ezekiel 9:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 9:8 It happened while they were smiting (Ezek. 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