Ezekiel 8:5

Ezekiel 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to me, "Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north." So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to me, “Son of man, lift your eyes now toward the north.” So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, was this image of jealousy in the entrance.

Context of Ezekiel 8:5

3He put out something in the shape of a hand. He took hold of the hair on my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up, high in the sky, and took me to Jerusalem. This happened in the vision which God gave to me. I came to the north gate of the temple's inside yard. In that place there was a disgusting idol that made God very angry. 4Then I saw that the bright glory of Israel's God was there. It was like the glory that I had seen beside the River Kebar. Then the Lord said to me, ‘Son of man, look up towards the north.’ When I looked, I saw the disgusting idol. It stood at the entrance, on the north side of the altar gate. 6He said to me, ‘Son of man, look at what they are doing! Israel's people are doing very disgusting things here. They are chasing me far away from my holy temple. But you will see even worse things than these.’ 7Then the Lord took me to the entrance of the temple's yard. As I looked, I saw a hole in the wall.

Ezekiel 8:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שָׂא־נָ֥א עֵינֶ֖יךָ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֑וֹנָה וָאֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַי֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֔וֹנָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה מִצָּפוֹן֙ לְשַׁ֣עַר הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ סֵ֛מֶל הַקִּנְאָ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה בַּבִּאָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• he unto me, Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• now the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• toward the northצָפוֹןtsâphôn tsâphôn · northH6828
• at the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• this imageסֶ֫מֶלsemel sêmel · idolH5566
• of jealousyקִנְאָהqin'âh · jealousyH7068
• in the entryבִּאָהbe'âh · entranceH872

Cross-references for Ezekiel 8:5

• Jeremiah 3:2Look up at the tops of the hills. You have loved other gods on all of them! You sat by the side of the road, and you waited for a lover to come. Like a robber, you waited to catch men so that you could sleep with them. You have not been faithful to me, but you have looked for other gods, like a prostitute. The wicked things that you have done have made the land unclean.
• Zechariah 5:5Then the angel that talked to me came near to me. He said, ‘Look. And see the thing that has just appeared.’
• Ezekiel 8:3He put out something in the shape of a hand. He took hold of the hair on my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up, high in the sky, and took me to Jerusalem. This happened in the vision which God gave to me. I came to the north gate of the temple's inside yard. In that place there was a disgusting idol that made God very angry.
• Psalms 48:2That place is high up and it is beautiful. It brings joy to the whole world. Mount Zion is the city of the great King. It is where the true God lives.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 8:5

• 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. 55. gate of ... altar--the principal avenue to the altar of burnt offering; as to the northern position, see 2Ki 16:14. Ahaz had removed the brazen altar from the front of the Lord's house to the north of the altar which he had himself erected. The locality of the idol before God's own altar enhances the heinousness of the sin.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 8:5

• Ezekiel
• Idolatry
• Image

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Albeit
• Cloud
• Dig
• Hole
• Incense
• Jealousy, Image of
• Living creatures
• Look
• Israel, Religion of

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