1-4 A vision, whereby is shewn the preservation of some 5-7 and the destruction of the rest 8-11 God cannot be intreated for them

cried Eze 43:6,7 Isa 6:8 Am 3:7,8 Re 1:10,11 14:7

Cause Ex 12:23 2Ki 10:24 1Ch 21:15 Isa 10:6,7

2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

six Jer 1:15 5:15-17 8:16,17 25:9

the higher 2Ki 15:35 2Ch 27:3 Jer 26:10

lieth [heb] is turned
slaughter weapon [heb] weapon of his breaking in pieces
and one Eze 10:2,6,7 Le 16:4 Re 15:6

ink-horn. Keseth, (in Chaldee, kista, Syriac, kesto, Ethiopic, kasut,) denotes a bottle or vessel to hold any fluid; and being here united to sophair, a writer, is not improperly rendered as an ink-horn: so one of the editions of Aquila, [], and Vulgate, atramentarium. Dr. Shaw informs us, that among the Moors, ' the Hojas, i. e. writers or secretaries, suspend their ink-horns in their girdles.'

by his side [heb] upon his loins
beside Ex 27:1-7 40:29 2Ch 4:1

3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side;

Eze 3:23 8:4 10:4 11:22,23 43:2-4

4 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.

set a mark [heb] mark a mark Ex 12:7,13 Mal 3:16 2Co 1:22 Eph 4:30 2Ti 2:19 Re 7:2,3 9:4 13:6,7 14:1 20:4

that sigh Eze 6:11 2Ki 22:13,19,20 Ps 119:53,136 Isa 57:15 Jer 13:17 2Co 12:21 2Pe 2:8,9

5 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

hearing [heb] ears 1Sa 9:15 Isa 5:9 22:14

Go Eze 9:10 5:11 7:4,9 8:18 24:14 Ex 32:27 Nu 25:7,8 De 32:39-42 1Ki 18:40

6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

utterly [heb] to destruction
old Nu 31:15-17 De 2:34 3:6 Jos 6:17-21 1Sa 15:3 2Ch 36:17

but Ex 12:23 Jos 2:18,19 6:22-25 2Ti 2:19 Re 7:3 9:4 14:4

and begin Eze 8:5-16 Jer 25:29 Am 3:2 Lu 12:47 1Pe 4:17,18

at the Eze 8:11,16 11:1

7 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.

Eze 7:20-22 2Ch 36:17 Ps 79:1-3 La 2:4-7 Lu 13:1

8 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?

that I Nu 14:5 16:4,21,22,45 De 9:18 Jos 7:6 1Ch 21:16 Ezr 9:5

Ah Eze 4:14 11:13 Ge 18:23 Jer 4:10 14:13,19 Am 7:2-5

9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

The iniquity Eze 7:23 22:2-12,25-31 De 31:29 32:5,15-22 2Ki 17:7 2Ch 36:14-16 Isa 1:4 59:2-8,12-15 Jer 5:1-9 7:8,9 Mic 3:9-12 Zep 3:1-4

and the land Eze 8:17 2Ki 21:16 24:4 Jer 2:34 22:17 La 4:13,14 Mt 23:35-37 Lu 11:50

full of [heb] filled with
perverseness. or, wresting of judgment Eze 22:27-29 Mic 3:1-3 7:3,4

the Lord hath Eze 8:12 Job 22:13 Ps 10:11 94:7 Isa 29:15

10 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head.

mine Eze 9:5 5:11 7:4 8:18 21:31,32

but Eze 7:8,9 11:21 22:31 De 32:41 2Ch 6:23 Isa 65:6 Ho 9:7 Joe 3:4 Heb 10:30

11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.

reported the matter [heb] returned the word
I have Ps 103:20 Isa 46:10,11 Zec 1:10,11 6:7,8 Re 16:2,17