4 And the Lord said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and make a mark on the foreheads of the people who groan and sigh over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst." 5 But to the others He said in my *presence, "Go through the city after him and strike; do not let your eye have pity and do not spare. 6 *Utterly kill old men, young men, female virgins, little children, and women, but do not touch any person on whom is the mark; and you shall start from My sanctuary." So they started with the *elders who were before the *temple.