Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 8:6
6He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here — more detestable acts that the house of Israel is committing — so that I must depart from my sanctuary? You will see even more detestable acts.”
Ezekiel 8:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
- New International Version (NIV)And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Furthermore He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you will see greater abominations.”
Context of Ezekiel 8:6
4I saw the glory of the God of Israel there, like the vision I had seen in the plain. 5The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” I looked to the north, and there was this offensive statue north of the Altar Gate, at the entrance. He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here — more detestable acts that the house of Israel is committing — so that I must depart from my sanctuary? You will see even more detestable acts.” 7Then he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked there was a hole in the wall. 8He said to me, “Son of man, dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.
Read all of Ezekiel 8Ezekiel 8:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הֲרֹאֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה מָ֣ההֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת גְּדֹל֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ עֹשִׂ֣ים פֹּ֗ה לְרָֽחֳקָה֙ מֵעַ֣ל מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וְעוֹד֙ תָּשׁ֣וּב תִּרְאֶ֔ה תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- furthermore unto me, Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- seestרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- thou what they doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
- that the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- committethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- here, that I should go far offרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
- from my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- but turnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
Cross-references for Ezekiel 8:6
- Ezekiel 8:12He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”
- Jeremiah 3:6In the days of King Josiah the Lord asked me, “Have you seen what unfaithful Israel has done? She has ascended every high hill and gone under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
- Jeremiah 7:17Don’t you see how they behave in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
- Ezekiel 8:9He said to me, “Go in and see the detestable, wicked acts they are committing here.”
- Ezekiel 5:11“Therefore, as I live” — this is the declaration of the Lord God — “I will withdraw and show you no pity, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your abhorrent acts and detestable practices. Yes, I will not spare you.
- Ezekiel 7:20He appointed his beautiful ornaments for majesty, but they made their detestable images from them, their abhorrent things. Therefore, I have made these into something filthy to them.
- Ezekiel 23:38They also did this to me: they defiled my sanctuary on that same day and profaned my Sabbaths.
- 2 Kings 23:4Then the king commanded the high priest Hilkiah and the priests of the second rank and the doorkeepers to bring out of the Lord’s sanctuary all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the stars in the sky. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.
- Proverbs 5:14I am on the verge of complete ruin before the entire community.”
- Jeremiah 7:30“For the Judeans have done what is evil in my sight.” This is the Lord’s declaration. “They have set up their abhorrent things in the house that bears my name in order to defile it.
- Jeremiah 23:11because both prophet and priest are ungodly, even in my house I have found their evil. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Jeremiah 32:34They have placed their abhorrent things in the house that bears my name and have defiled it.
- Ezekiel 10:19The cherubim lifted their wings and ascended from the earth right before my eyes; the wheels were beside them as they went. The glory of the God of Israel was above them, and it stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house.
- Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, lifted their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
- Deuteronomy 31:16The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will abandon me and break the covenant I have made with them.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 8:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6In the first abomination, the large idol was probably an image of the Canaanite goddess Asherah. The people had placed it at the gate to guard the city from attack. Most of Jerusalem’s enemies had attacked from the north. This may explain why the idol stood at the north gate. The people believed this false goddess would protect them. This idol made the Lord very jealous. The Lord alone deserved honor and worship as Israel’s protector (Psalm 121:1–4). The…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. that I should go far off from my sanctuary--"that I should (be compelled by their sin to) go far off from my sanctuary"--(Eze 10:18); the sure precursor of its destruction.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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