Ezekiel 9

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Ezekiel 9 is a chapter in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament prophetic book of Ezekiel that recounts a vision of divine judgment executed on the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Book of Ezekiel
addressedTo exilic community of Judah
associatedWith Babylonian exile period
authorTraditionallyAscribedTo prophet Ezekiel NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus canonical in Christianity
canonical in Judaism
closingVerse Ezekiel 9:11
containsMotif divine command
heavenly vision
mark on the forehead
remnant preservation
sanctuary defilement
describes departure of divine glory from the temple complex (in broader vision context)
judgment beginning at the sanctuary
marking of those who sigh and groan over abominations
slaughter of inhabitants without the protective mark
featuresCharacter Ezekiel NERFINISHED
YHWH NERFINISHED
elders of Israel NERFINISHED
inhabitants of Jerusalem
man clothed in linen
six executioners
followedBy Ezekiel 10 NERFINISHED
follows Ezekiel 8 NERFINISHED
genre prophetic literature
vision report
language Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
literaryContext vision of abominations and judgment in Ezekiel 8–11
locationInCanon Major Prophets section of the Christian Old Testament
Neviim (Prophets) in the Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
mainTheme divine judgment on Jerusalem
holiness of God
punishment for idolatry and violence
separation of the righteous from the wicked
numberOfVerses 11
openingVerse Ezekiel 9:1 NERFINISHED
partOf Book of Ezekiel NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Old Testament NERFINISHED
positionInBook ninth chapter of Ezekiel
precededBy Ezekiel 8 NERFINISHED
precedes Ezekiel 10 NERFINISHED
primarySetting Jerusalem NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
testament Old Testament NERFINISHED
usedIn Christian biblical exegesis
Jewish biblical exegesis

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ezekiel 10 follows Ezekiel 9
Ezekiel 10 precededBy Ezekiel 9