Ezekiel 9:8

8 And while they were striking, and I was left alone, ¹I fell upon my face, and cried, ²“Ah, Lord God! ³Will you destroy all the remnant of Israel ⁴in the outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem? ”

Ezekiel 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 9:8

And it came to pass, while they were slaying them
That were in the city: and I was left;
in the temple; and the only one that was left there, the rest were slain; for there were none marked in the temple, only in the city, ( Ezekiel 9:4 ) ; that I fell upon my face;
as a supplicant, with great humility: and cried, and said;
being greatly distressed with this awful providence: ah, Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel;
the ten tribes had been carried captive before; there only remained the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and these were now threatened with an utter destruction: in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?
shown in the destruction of men, both in the city and temple, by famine, pestilence, and sword.

Ezekiel 9:8 In-Context

6 Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one on whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary. ” So they began with the elders who were before the house.

7 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.

8 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? ”

9 Then he said to me, “The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see. ’

10 As for me, my eye will not spare, nor will I have pity; I will bring their deeds upon their heads. ”

Cross References

• 1. 9:8 ch. 11:13; [Num. 14:5]
• 2. 9:8 See ch. 4:14
• 3. 9:8 ch. 11:13
• 4. 9:8 See ch. 7:8