Ezekiel 9:1

that have charge over the city Lit. either the "oversights" (overseers), or the "visitations" (visitants) of the city. The latter is most natural, "visitations" being said for "those who visit," that is, the executioners (Jeremiah 52:11). Cf. Isaiah 60:17 (officers). The verb may be rendered as A.V. Bring near, or Draw near (ch. Ezekiel 36:8; Job 31:37). The perf., the executioners are at hand, is less suitable to the loud cry, and the immediate appearance of the seven men seems in response to the summons.