Ezekiel 8:7-13

7Then 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.’

10So I went in and I looked. I saw pictures of many things on the walls all around. There were pictures of snakes and other disgusting animals. There were also images of the things that Israel's people were worshipping.

1170 of Israel's leaders were there. Shaphan's son Jaazaniah, was also among them. Each of them held a pot to burn incense. The smell of the incense rose up above them.

12The Lord said, ‘Son of man, look at the wicked things that Israel's leaders are doing! They are doing them secretly in the dark. Each of them has a room where they worship their images of idols. They say, “The Lord does not see us! The Lord has gone away from our land!” ’

13The Lord said to me, ‘You will see even worse things that they are doing.’