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He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.
Ezekiel 9:1 — KJV
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Ezekiel 9:1
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
Ezekiel 9:1
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Commentary
Commentary on Ezekiel 9:1
Theological / DevotionalHe cried also. Chapter 9 is a continuation of the symbolic vision of eh. 8. The prophet records what passes before him in panoramic view, leaving for us the interpretation as to what is represented by the various symbols. The speaker is the same as throughout eh. 8. His identity is shown by the prophet’s address to him in v. 8, “Ah Lord God!”
Them that have charge. The phrase is a translation of the Heb. pequddoth. singular pequddah, a word elsewhere rendered “office” (Num. 4:16), “visitation” (Jer. 8:12). It is also used of “officers” (Isa. 60:17). If this last rendering is applicable here, there is a picture of overseers, watchers, or guards (see Dan. 4:13) who attend to the execution of the sentences of God. The entire clause may also be rendered as in the LXX, “The vengeance upon the city has drawn near.”
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