Ezekiel 8:15

Ezekiel 8:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these.”

Context of Ezekiel 8:15

13And He said to me, “Yet you will see still greater abominations which they are committing!” 14Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz. And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Yet you will see still greater abominations than these!” 16Then He brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’s house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord while their faces were toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward toward the sun. 17And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it a trivial thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they have committed here, that they have filled the land with violence and provoked Me to anger repeatedly? Yet behold, they are putting the twig to their nose!

Ezekiel 8:15 word by word

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלַ֖י הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָ֑ם ע֣וֹד תָּשׁ֥וּב תִּרְאֶ֛ה תּוֹעֵב֥וֹת גְּדֹל֖וֹת מֵאֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• And He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to me, “Do you seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• Yetעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• stillשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• greaterגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• abominationsתּוֹעֵבַהtô‛êbah tô‛êbah · abominationH8441
• thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428

Cross-references for Ezekiel 8:15

• Ezekiel 8:6And He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations!”
• 2 Timothy 3:13But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Ezekiel 8:9Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations that they are committing here.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 8:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 The yearly lamenting for Tammuz was attended with infamous practices; and the worshippers of the sun here described, are supposed to have been priests. The Lord appeals to the prophet concerning the heinousness of the crime; "and lo, they put the branch to their nose," denoting some custom used by idolaters in honour of the idols they served. The more we examine human nature and our own hearts, the more abominations we shall discover; and the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15The third abomination was that women were weeping for the god Tammuz at the north gate of the Lord’s temple. Tammuz was a Babylonian god. He was also called Dumuzi. This ritual marked his death and descent into the underworld (the place of the dead). Each year, people believed that this god lost his power and later regained it. They connected this cycle to the yearly changes in nature, such as the dying and growing of crops. The women mourned for Tammuz…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. The next are "greater abominations," not in respect to the idolatry, but in respect to the place and persons committing it. In "the inner court," immediately before the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, where the priests advanced only on extraordinary occasions (Joe 2:17), twenty-five men (the leaders of the twenty-four courses or orders of the priests, 1Ch 24:18, 19, with the high priest, "the princes of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 8:15

• Idolatry

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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