1
Then He
cried out in my
hearing with a
loud voice saying,
"Draw near, O
executioners of the
city,
each with his
destroying weapon in his
hand."
.Wb.r'q r{mael lw{d'G lw{q y;n.z'a.b a'r.qiY;w ? w{d'y.B w{tex.v;m yil.K vyia.w ryi['h tw{DUq.P
2
Behold,
six men came from the
direction of the
upper gate which faces north,
each with his
shattering weapon in his
hand; and
among them was a
certain man clothed in
linen with a
writing case at his
loins. And they
went in and
stood beside the
bronze altar.
!w{y.l,['h r;[;v -.k,r,Dim ~yia'B ~yiv'n]a h'Viv heNih.w ? w{d'y.B w{c'P;m yil.K vyia.w h'nw{p'c h,n.p'm r,v]a ? rep{S;h t,s,q.w ~yiD;B vUb'l ~'kw{t.B d'x,a -vyia.w ? t,v{x.N;h x;B.zim l,cea .Wd.m;[;Y;w .Wa{b'Y;w wy'n.t'm.B
3
Then the
glory of the
God of
Israel went up from the
cherub on
which it had
been, to the
threshold of the
temple. And He
called to the
man clothed in
linen at
whose loins was the
writing case.
b.Wr.K;h l;[em h'l][;n lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a dw{b.k.W ? a'r.qiY;w tIy'B;h !;T.pim l,a wy'l'[ h'y'h r,v]a ? rep{S;h t,s,q r,v]a ~yiD;B;h vUb'L;h vyia'h -l,a ? wy'n.t'm.B
4
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."
.$w{t.B ryi['h .$w{t.B r{b][ w{lea h'wh.y r,ma{Y;w ? ~yiv'n]a'h tw{x.cim -l;[ w'T 'tyiw.tih.w ~i'l'v.Wr.y ? tw{be[w{T;h -l'K l;[ ~yiq'n/a,N;h.w ~yix'n/a,N;h ? H'kw{t.B tw{f][;N;h
5
But to the
others He
said in my
hearing,
"Go through the
city after him and
strike; do not let your
eye have pity and do not
spare.
wy'r]x;a ryi['b .Wr.bi[ y;n.z'a.B r;m'a h,Lea.l.W ? .Wl{m.x;T -l;a.w ~,kyenye[ l;[ .WK;h.w
6
"Utterly slay old men,
young men,
maidens,
little children, and
women, but do not
touch any man on
whom is the
mark; and you shall
start from My
sanctuary." So they
started with the
elders who were
before the
temple.
.Wg.r;h;T ~yiv'n.w @;j.w h'l.Wt.b.W r.Wx'B !eq'z ? w'T;h wy'l'[ -r,v]a vyia -l'K -l;[.w tyix.v;m.l ? ~yiv'n]a'B .WLex'Y;w .WLex'T yiv'D.qiMim.W .Wv;GiT -l;a ? tIy'B;h yen.pil r,v]a ~yineq.Z;h
7
And He
said to them,
"Defile the
temple and
fill the
courts with the
slain.
Go out!" Thus they
went out and
struck down the people in the
city.
.Wa.l;m.W tIy;B;h -t,a .Wa.M;j ~,hyel]a r,ma{Y;w ? .WKih.w .Wa.c'y.w .Waec ~yil'l]x tw{rec]x;h -t,a ? ryi['b
8
As they were
striking the people and I alone was
left, I
fell on my
face and
cried out
saying,
"Alas,
Lord GOD! Are You
destroying the
whole remnant of
Israel by
pouring out Your
wrath on
Jerusalem?"
y;n'P -l;[ h'l.P,a'w yin'a r;a]vaen.w ~'tw{K;h.K yih.y;w ? tyix.v;m]h hiwh.y y'n{d]a H'h]a r;m{a'w q;[.z,a'w ? '$.t'm]x -t,a '$.K.p'v.B lea'r.fIy tyirea.v -l'K tea h'T;a ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y -l;[
9
Then He
said to me, "The
iniquity of the
house of
Israel and
Judah is
very,
very great, and the
land is
filled with
blood and the
city is
full of
perversion; for they
say, 'The
LORD has
forsaken the
land, and the
LORD does not
see!'
h'd.Whyiw lea'r.fIy -tyeB !{w][ y;lea r,ma{Y;w ? ryi['h.w ~yim'D #,r'a'h ael'MiT;w d{a.m d{a.miB lw{d'G ? #,r'a'h -t,a h'wh.y b;z'[ .Wr.m'a yiK h,JUm h'a.l'm ? h,a{r h'wh.y !yea.w
10
"But as for Me, My
eye will
have no pity nor will I
spare, but I will
bring their
conduct upon their
heads."
l{m.x,a a{l.w yinye[ sw{x't -a{l yin]a -m;g.w ? yiT't'n ~'va{r.B ~'K.r;D
11
Then
behold, the
man clothed in
linen at
whose loins was the
writing case reported *,
saying, "I have
done just as You have
commanded me."
wy'n.t'm.B t,s,Q;h r,v]a ~yiD;B;h vUb.l vyia'h heNih.w ? yin'tyi.Wic r,v]a;k yityif'[ r{mael r'b'D byivem