English Standard Version
Ezekiel 8:10
10So I went in and saw. And there, engraved on the wall all around, was every form of creeping things and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 8:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
- New International Version (NIV)So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and unclean animals and all the idols of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I went in and saw, and there—every sort of creeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed all around on the walls.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestable creatures. I also saw the various idols worshiped by the people of Israel.
Context of Ezekiel 8:10
8Then he said to me, "Son of man, dig in the wall." So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an entrance. 9And he said to me, "Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here." So I went in and saw. And there, engraved on the wall all around, was every form of creeping things and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel. 11And before them stood seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and the smoke of the cloud of incense went up. 12Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, 'The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.'"
Read all of Ezekiel 8Ezekiel 8:10 word by word
וָאָבוֹא֮ וָֽאֶרְאֶה֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה כָל־תַּבְנִ֜ית רֶ֤מֶשׂ וּבְהֵמָה֙ שֶׁ֔קֶץ וְכָל־גִּלּוּלֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מְחֻקֶּ֥ה עַל־הַקִּ֖יר סָבִ֥יב׀ סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- So I went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and behold every formתַּבְנִיתtabnîyth · patternH8403
- of creeping thingsרֶ֫מֶשׂremeώ · creepingH7431
- and abominableשֶׁ֫קֶץsheqets · detestationH8263
- beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- and all the idolsגִּלּוּלgillûl gillûl · idolH1544
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- pourtrayedחָקָהchâqâh · to engraveH2707
- upon the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
Cross-references for Ezekiel 8:10
- Exodus 20:4"You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
- Leviticus 11:10But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you.
- Deuteronomy 4:18the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth.
- Deuteronomy 14:3"You shall not eat any abomination.
- Isaiah 57:6Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, they, are your lot; to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a grain offering. Shall I relent for these things?
- Jeremiah 2:26"As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed: they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets,
- Jeremiah 3:9Because she took her whoredom lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and tree.
- Jeremiah 16:18But first I will doubly repay their iniquity and their sin, because they have polluted my land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and have filled my inheritance with their abominations."
- Romans 1:23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 8:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And saw - every form of creeping things - It is very likely that these images pourtrayed on the wall were the objects of Egyptian adoration: the ox, the ape, the dog, the crocodile, the ibis, the scarabaeus or beetle, and various other things. It appears that these were privately worshipped by the sanhedrin or great Jewish council, consisting of seventy or seventy-two persons, six chosen out of every tribe, as representatives of the people. The images…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10There is clearly a reference to the idolatry of Egypt. Many subterranean chambers in rocks upon the shores of the Nile exhibit ornamentation and hieroglyphical characters, some of which are representative of the objects of idolatrous worship. Such chambers fitted them for the scene of the ideal picture by which Ezekiel represented Egyptian idolatry. The Egyptian worship of animals is well known.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. 10The practice of worshiping gods shaped like crawling animals and other detestable creatures likely came from Egypt. In Egypt, people often worshiped gods that were shown in the form of animals. By copying these practices, the people of Israel brought foreign worship into the Lord’s temple.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. creeping things ... beasts--worshipped in Egypt; still found portrayed on their chamber walls; so among the Troglodytæ. round about--On every side they surrounded themselves with incentives to superstition.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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