Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Ezekiel 9:1
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Ezekiel9:1
CHAPTER 9
Eze 9:1-11. Continuation of the Preceding Vision: The Sealing of the Faithful.
1. cried--contrasted with their "cry" for mercy (Eze 8:18) is the "cry" here for vengeance, showing how vain was the former.
them that have charge--literally, officers; so "officers" (Is 60:17), having the city in charge, not to guard, but to punish it. The angels who as "watchers" fulfil God's judgments (Da 4:13, 17, 23; 10:20, 21); the "princes" (Jr 39:3) of Nebuchadnezzar's army were under their guidance.
draw near--in the Hebrew intensive, "to draw near quickly."
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