Ezekiel 9:4-6
9:4 The
Lord said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem
and put a mark
on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it.”
9:5 While I listened, he said to the others, “Go through the city after him and strike people down; do no let your eye pity nor spare anyone!
9:6 Old men, young men, young women, little children, and women – wipe them out! But do not touch anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary!” So they began with the elders who were at the front of the temple.
John 16:6
16:6 Instead your hearts are filled with sadness
because I have said these things to you.
John 16:20-22
16:20 I tell you the solemn truth,
you will weep
and wail,
but the world will rejoice; you will be sad,
but your sadness will turn into
joy.
16:21 When a woman gives birth, she has distress
because her time
has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being
has been born into the world.
16:22 So also you have sorrow
now, but
I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.