Ezekiel 8

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The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple

In the sixthH8345 yearH8141, on the fifthH2568 dayH2320 of the sixth monthH8345, IH589 was sittingH3427 in my houseH1004, and the eldersH2205 of JudahH3063 were sittingH3427 before meH6440; and thereH8033 the handH3027 of the LordH136 GODH3069 fellH5307 upon meH5921.

2Then I lookedH7200 and sawH2009 a figureH1823 like that of a manH4758. From His waistH4975 downH4295 His appearanceH4758 was like fireH784, and from His waistH4975 upH4605 He was as brightH2096 as the gleamH5869 of amberH2830.1 3He stretched outH7971 what looked likeH8403 a handH3027 and took meH3947 by the hairH6734 of my headH7218. Then the SpiritH7307 lifted me upH5375 betweenH996 earthH776H996 and heavenH8064 and carriedH935 meH853 in visionsH4759 of GodH430 to JerusalemH3389, toH413 the entranceH6607 of the northH6437H6828 gateH8179 of the inner courtH6442, whereH834H8033 the idolH5566 that provokesH7065 jealousyH7068 was seatedH4186.

4And thereH8033 I sawH2009 the gloryH3519 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, like the visionH4758 I had seenH7200 in the plainH1237. 5“SonH1121 of manH120,” He saidH559 to meH413, “nowH4994 lift upH5375 your eyesH5869 toH1870 the northH6828.”

So I lifted upH5375 my eyesH5869 toH1870 the northH6828, and in the entranceH872 northH6828 of the AltarH4196 GateH81792 I sawH2009 thisH2088 idolH5566 of jealousyH7068.

6“SonH1121 of manH120,” He saidH559 to meH413, “do youH859 seeH7200 whatH4100 they are doingH6213—the greatH1419 abominationsH8441 thatH834 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 is committingH6213H6311—to drive Me farH7368 fromH5921 My sanctuaryH4720? YetH5750H7725 you will seeH7200 even greaterH1419 abominationsH8441.”

7Then He broughtH935 meH853 toH413 the entranceH6607 to the courtH2691, and I lookedH7200 and sawH2009 aH259 holeH2356 in the wallH7023.

8“SonH1121 of manH120,” He toldH559 meH413, “digH2864H4994 through the wallH7023.”

So I dugH2864 through the wallH7023 and discoveredH2009 aH259 doorwayH6607.

9Then He saidH559 to meH413, “Go inH935 and seeH7200 the wickedH7451 abominationsH8441 theyH1992 are committingH6213 hereH6311.”

10So I went inH935 and lookedH7200, andH2009 engravedH2707H5921 allH5439 aroundH5439 the wallH7023 was everyH3605 kindH8403 of crawling creatureH7431 and detestableH8263 beastH929, along with allH3605 the idolsH1544 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478. 11Before themH6440 stoodH5975 seventyH7657 eldersH376H2205 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, with JaazaniahH2970 sonH1121 of ShaphanH8227 standingH5975 among themH8432. EachH376 had a censerH4730 in his handH3027, and a fragrantH6282 cloudH6051 of incenseH7004 was risingH5927.

12“SonH1121 of manH120,” He saidH559 to meH413, “do you seeH7200 whatH834 the eldersH2205 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478 are doingH6213 in the darknessH2822, eachH376 at the shrineH2315 of his own idolH4906? ForH3588 they are sayingH559, ‘The LORDH3068 does notH369 seeH7200 usH853; the LORDH3068 has forsakenH5800 the landH776.’”

13AgainH5750H7725, He toldH559 meH413, “You will seeH7200 themH1992 committingH6213 even greaterH1419 abominationsH8441.”

14Then He broughtH935 meH853 toH413 the entranceH6607 of the northH6828 gateH8179 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and I sawH2009 womenH802 sittingH3427 thereH8033, weepingH1058 for TammuzH8542.3

15“SonH1121 of manH120,” He saidH559 to meH413, “do you seeH7200 this? YetH5750H7725 you will seeH7200 even greaterH1419 abominationsH8441 than theseH428.”

16So He broughtH935 meH853 toH413 the innerH6442 courtH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and thereH2009 at the entranceH6607 to the templeH1964 of the LORDH3068, betweenH996 the porticoH197 andH996 the altarH4196, were about twenty-fiveH6242H2568 menH376 with their backsH268 toH413 the templeH1964 of the LORDH3068 and their facesH6440 toward the eastH6924; and theyH1992 were bowing to the eastH6924 in worshipH7812 of the sunH8121.

17“SonH1121 of manH120,” He saidH559 to meH413, “do you see thisH7200? Is it not enoughH7043 for the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 to commitH6213 the abominationsH8441 they are practicingH6213 hereH6311, thatH3588 they must also fillH4390 the landH776 with violenceH2555 and continuallyH7725 provoke Me to angerH3707? Look, they are evenH2005 puttingH7971 the branchH2156 toH413 their noseH639! 18ThereforeH1571 IH589 will respondH6213 with wrathH2534. I will notH3808 look on themH5869 with pityH2347, norH3808 will I spare themH2550. Although they shoutH7121 loudlyH1419H6963 in My earsH241, I will notH3808 listen to themH8085.”