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Ezek. 9:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which θlieth toward the north, and every man a κslaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothedy with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn λby his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.

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is turned.

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weapon of his breaking in pieces.

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Rev. 15:6• ⁶and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in pure bright linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles. (Rev. 15:6)

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upon his loins.

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six.

Jer. 1:15• ¹⁵For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Jehovah, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah: (Jer. 1:15)

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Jer. 5:15‑17• ¹⁵Behold, I bring a nation upon you from afar, house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest thou what they say.
¹⁶Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
¹⁷And they shall eat up thy harvest and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall destroy with the sword thy strong cities, wherein thou trustedst. (Jer. 5:15‑17)

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Jer. 8:16‑17• ¹⁶The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: the whole land trembleth at the sound of the neighing of his steeds, and they come, and devour the land, and all it contains, the city and those that dwell therein.
¹⁷For behold, I send among you serpents, vipers against which there is no charm, and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 8:16‑17)

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Jer. 25:9• ⁹behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith Jehovah, and I will send to Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual wastes. (Jer. 25:9)

the higher.

2 Kings 15:35• ³⁵Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah. (2 Kings 15:35)

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2 Chron. 27:3• ³It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. (2 Chron. 27:3)

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Jer. 26:10• ¹⁰And the princes of Judah heard these things; and they went up from the king's house unto the house of Jehovah, and sat in the entry of the new gate of Jehovah. (Jer. 26:10)

lieth.

Heb. is turned.

slaughter weapon.

Heb. weapon ofhis breaking in pieces.

and one.

Ezek. 10:2,6‑7• ²And he spoke unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Come in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill the hollow of thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
⁶And it came to pass when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubim, then he went in, and stood beside the wheel.
⁷And the cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubim unto the fire that was between the cherubim, and took and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen; who took it, and went out. (Ezek. 10:2,6‑7)

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Lev. 16:4• ⁴A holy linen vest shall he put on, and linen trousers shall be upon his flesh, and he shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and put them on. (Lev. 16:4)

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Rev. 15:6• ⁶and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in pure bright linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles. (Rev. 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, [melandocheion,] 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• ¹And thou shalt make the altar of acacia-wood, five cubits the length, and five cubits the breadth; the altar shall be square; and the height thereof three cubits.
²And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper.
³And thou shalt make its pots to cleanse it of the fat, its shovels, and its bowls, and its forks, and its firepans; for all the utensils thereof thou shalt employ copper.
⁴And thou shalt make for it a grating of network of copper; and on the net shalt thou make four copper rings at its four corners;
⁵and thou shalt put it under the ledge of the altar beneath, and the net shall be to the very middle of the altar.
⁶And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with copper.
⁷And its staves shall be put into the rings, that the staves may be on both sides of the altar, when it is carried. (Ex. 27:1‑7)

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Ex. 40:29• ²⁹And he put the altar of burnt-offering at the entrance to the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt-offering and the oblation; as Jehovah had commanded Moses. (Ex. 40:29)

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2 Chron. 4:1• ¹And he made a brazen altar: its length was twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and its height ten cubits. (2 Chron. 4:1)

• The angelic executioners stand beside the brazen altar, the expression of divine requirement and judgment on the earth. (“Notes on Ezekiel 8-9” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which is turned toward the north, and every man with his slaughterd weapon in his hand; and in the midst of them, one man clothed with linen, with a writer’s ink-horn by his sidee; and they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.

JND Translation Notes

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d

Lit. "dashing-in-pieces"; Jer. 51.20, "maul."

e

Lit. "on his loins."