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Ezekiel 9:8

Ezekiel 9:8
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?

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And it came to pass, while they were slaying them,.... That were in the city:

and I was left; in the temple; and the only one that was left there, the rest were slain; for there were none marked in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Left - The prophet was left alone, all who had been around him were slain.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel, On thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? - These destroyers had slain the seventy elders, the twenty-five adorers of the sun, and the women that…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 9:5-11

In these verses we have,

I. A command given to the destroyers to do execution according to their commission. They stood by the brazen altar, waiting for orders; and orders are here given them to cut…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 9:8-10

Eze 9:8-10. Intercession of the Prophet

and Iwas left The executioners passed out of the inner court, leaving only dead behind them, and the prophet was left alone (Isa 49:21. The anomalous form is to…