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Ezekiel 8:12-16

12Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֒'a.DamH120,hast thou seenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200what the ancientsזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478doעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in the darkבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376in the chambersבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.ReiH2315of his imageryמַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.ToH4906?for they sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068seethרֹאֶ֣הro.'EhH7200us not; Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath forsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto me, Turnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, andthou shalt seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441that they doעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213.

14Then he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me to the doorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004which wastoward the northהַצָּפ֑וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828;and, behold, there satיֹֽשְׁב֔וֹתyo.she.VotH3427womenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.ShimH802weepingמְבַכּ֖וֹתme.va.KotH1058for Tammuzהַתַּמּֽוּז׃ סha.ta.MuzH8542.

15Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Hast thou seenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this,O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120?turnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, andthou shalt seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441than these.

16And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935me into the innerהַפְּנִימִית֒ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of Yhwh'sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and, behold, at the doorפֶ֜תַחFe.tachH6607of the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,between the porchהָֽאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, wereabout fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,with their backsאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם'a.Cho.rei.HemH268toward the templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םu.fe.nei.HemH6440toward the eastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924;and they worshippedמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥םmish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812the sunלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃la.Sha.meshH8121toward the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924.

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