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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall.

Context of Ezekiel 8:7

5Then 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. 6And 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." And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall. 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."

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 7:12The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the house.
• 2 Kings 21:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

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