I Saw the Lord] In a Prophetick vision. standing upon the altar] Of the Temple of Jerusalem; to shew, that there was no more pardon, seeing that the place of propitiation was by God converted as it were into a seat of rigorous and implacable justice. and he said] To some Angel that was executioner of his judgement. See Ezekiel 9:4. 5. lintel] Or, chapiter. Namely, of the door of the Temple. Heb. the knop; for they were wont to set great knops or bals in frontispice or lintels of the doors. And in this manner is represented the decree of the peoples desolation, amongst whom God had chosen his abode; and of the destruction of the materiall Temple, and the annihilation of the outward service. cut them] Or, wound them. Let this act be a sign to them all, of what I intend to do to their persons. he that fleeth of them] Chap. 2. 14.