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Ezekiel 8:10
10So 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.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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
8He said to me, “Son of man, now dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there. 9And he said to me, “Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here.” 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. 11In front of them stood seventy elders of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising. 12He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”
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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 an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
- Leviticus 11:10But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.
- Deuteronomy 4:18or like any creature that moves along the ground or any fish in the waters below.
- Deuteronomy 14:3Do not eat any detestable thing.
- Isaiah 57:6The idols among the smooth stones of the ravines are your portion; indeed, they are your lot. Yes, to them you have poured out drink offerings and offered grain offerings. In view of all this, should I relent?
- Jeremiah 2:26“As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the people of Israel are disgraced— they, their kings and their officials, their priests and their prophets.
- Jeremiah 3:9Because Israel’s immorality mattered so little to her, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stone and wood.
- Jeremiah 16:18I will repay them double for their wickedness and their sin, because they have defiled my land with the lifeless forms of their vile images and have filled my inheritance with their detestable idols.”
- Romans 1:23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
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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