King James Version
Ezekiel 9:7 in the King James Version says “And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew ...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Ezekiel 9:7 · KJV
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: mine hearing: Heb. mine ears
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
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.
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?
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. full of blood: Heb. filled with, etc perverseness: or, wresting of judgment
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto them Defile”
H2930to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and fill”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the courts”
H2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)
“And they went forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“And they went forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“in the city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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