Ezekiel 8:7

Ezekiel 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall.

Context of Ezekiel 8:7

5Then 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.’ Then the Lord took me to the entrance of the temple's yard. As I looked, I saw a hole in the wall. 8He said to me, ‘Son of man, make a hole through the wall here.’ So I dug into the wall. I found a door in it. 9He said to me, ‘Go in there. Look at the wicked things that they are doing in this place.’

Ezekiel 8:7 word by word

וַיָּבֵ֥א אֹתִ֖י אֶל־פֶּ֣תַח הֶֽחָצֵ֑ר וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֹר־אֶחָ֖ד בַּקִּֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me to the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• and when I lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• behold aאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• holeחֹרchôr chôr · holeH2356
• in the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023

Cross-references for Ezekiel 8:7

• 1 Kings 7:12There was a wall around the great yard. This had three rows of special stones, then a row of cedar beams, and so on. It was like the wall around the yard of the Lord's temple and the entrance room.
• 2 Kings 21:5Manasseh built altars to give honour to the stars, in both yards of the Lord's temple.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 8:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A hole in the wall - This we find was not large enough to see what was doing within; and the prophet is directed to dig, and make it larger, Ezekiel 8:8; and when he had done so and entered, he says: -Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The door of the court - The seer is brought to another spot. In Ezekiel‘s time there were various buildings on the space around the inner court which formed a court or courts, not improbably enclosed by a wall. The idolatries here were viewed as taking place in secret, and it is more in accordance with the temple arrangements to suppose that such chambers as would give room for those rites should belong to the outer than to the inner court. The seer is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 A secret place was, as it were, opened, where the prophet saw creatures painted on the walls, and a number of the elders of Israel worshipped before them. No superiority in worldly matters will preserve men from lust, or idolatries, when they are left to their own deceitful hearts; and those who are soon wearied in the service of God, often grudge no toil nor expense when following their superstitions. When hypocrites screen themselves behind…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The first abomination was public, while the second was private. To see it in his vision, the prophet had to dig into the wall to find a hidden doorway.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. door of the court--that is, of the inner court (Eze 8:3); the court of the priests and Levites, into which now others were admitted in violation of the law [Grotius]. hole in ... wall--that is, an aperture or window in the wall of the priests' chambers, through which he could see into the various apartments, wherein was the idolatrous shrine.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 8:7

• Idolatry

In the dictionaries

• Albeit
• Cloud
• Dig
• Hole
• Incense
• Living creatures
• Look
• Israel, Religion of
• Jehoiakim
• Leviticus

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