Ezekiel 9:2-4

Contemporary English Version

² I saw six men come through the north gate of the temple, each one holding a deadly weapon. A seventh man dressed in a linen robe was with them, and he was carrying things to write with. The men went into the temple and stood by the bronze altar.

³ The brightness of God's glory then left its place above the statues of the winged creatures^[a] inside the temple and moved to the entrance. The Lord said to the man in the linen robe, ^4 (A) “Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the terrible things that are being done here.”