[5] And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye neither have ye pity: [6] Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient which were before the house. [7] And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. and slew in the city. [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?