Revised Version 1895
Ezekiel 8
1And itcameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961to in thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יתha.shi.ShitH8345yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thesixthבַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙ba.shi.ShiH8345monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, in thefifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayH2320of themonthH2320, as Isatיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in minehouseבְּבֵיתִ֔יbe.vei.TiH1004, and theeldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063satיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeH6440meH6440, that thehandיַ֖דyadH3027of theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136fellוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307thereuponעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921meH6440.
2Then I beheld, and,loוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, alikenessדְמוּת֙de.MutH1823as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758offireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; from theappearanceמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of hisloinsמָתְנָ֛יוma.te.NavH4975anddownwardוּלְמַ֖טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295,fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784: and from hisloinsוּמִמָּתְנָ֣יוu.mi.ma.te.NavH4975andupwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605, as theappearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758ofbrightnessזֹ֖הַרZo.harH2096, as the colour ofamberהַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃ha.chash.Ma.lahH2830.
3And heputH7971forthH7971theformתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of anhandיָ֔דYadH3027, andtookוַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niH3947meH413by alockבְּצִיצִ֣תbe.tzi.TzitH6734of mineheadרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218; and thespiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307liftedH5375meH413upH5375betweenH996theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֡יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andbroughtוַתָּבֵא֩va.ta.Ve'H935meH413in thevisionsבְּמַרְא֣וֹתbe.mar.'otH4759ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389, to thedoorפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtH8179that lookethtowardH413thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828;whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was theseatמוֹשַׁ֔בmo.ShavH4186of theimageH8403ofjealousyהַקִּנְאָ֥הha.kin.'AhH7068,whichH834provoketh tojealousyH7068.
5Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,liftשָׂא־sa'-H5375upH5375thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869nowנָ֥אna'H4994thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870towardH413thenorthצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828.SoH5375Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870towardH413thenorthצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009northwardמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828of thegateלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196this image ofjealousyהַקִּנְאָ֥הha.kin.'AhH7068in the entry.
6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, seest thouwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theydoעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213?evenH5750thegreatגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֨וֹתto.'e.VotH8441that thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478doעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213commithereפֹּ֗הPohH6311, that I shouldgoתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725farלְרָֽחֳקָה֙le.ro.cho.KahH7368offמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921from mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720? but thou shaltagainוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750seeH7200yetotherH5750greatגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ סge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתto.'e.VotH8441.
10SoH935IwentH935in andsawוָֽאֶרְאֶה֒va.'er.'EhH7200; andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009everyכָל־khol-H3605formתַּבְנִ֜יתtav.NitH8403ofcreepingרֶ֤מֶשׂRe.mesH7431things, and abominablebeastsוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֖יgi.lu.LeiH1544of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, pourtrayeduponעַל־'al-H5921thewallהַקִּ֖ירha.KirH7023roundסָבִ֥יב׀sa.VivH5439aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.
11And therestoodעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440themseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'ImH7657menH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, and in themidstבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432of themstoodעֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.DimH5975Jaazaniahוְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huH2970thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֜ןsha.FanH8227, witheveryH376manH376hiscenserמִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmik.tar.ToH4730in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and the odour of thecloudעֲנַֽן־'a.nan-H6051ofincenseהַקְּטֹ֖רֶתha.ke.To.retH7004wentH5927upH5927.
12Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeH413,Sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanH376, hast thouseenH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478doעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213in thedarkבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,everyH376manH376in hischambersבְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.ReiH2315of imagery? for theysayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068seethusH413notאֵ֤ין'einH369; theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath forsaken theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
14Then hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935meאֶל־'el-H413to thedoorפֶּ֙תַח֙pe.tachH6607of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wastowardאֶל־'el-H413thenorthהַצָּפ֑וֹנָהha.tza.Fo.nahH6828; andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, theresatיֹֽשְׁב֔וֹתyo.she.VotH3427thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.ShimH802weepingמְבַכּ֖וֹתme.va.KotH1058forTammuzהַתַּמּֽוּז׃ סha.ta.MuzH8542.
15Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, Hast thouseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this, Osonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120? thou shaltagainע֣וֹדodH5750seeתִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'EhH7200yetgreaterגְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotH8441thanH1419theseמֵאֵֽלֶּה׃me.'E.lehH428.
16And hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935meH413intoH413theinnerהַפְּנִימִית֒ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, andbeholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, at thedoorפֶ֜תַחFe.tachH6607of thetempleH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,betweenH996theporchהָֽאוּלָם֙ha.'u.LamH197and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, wereaboutH413fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568andtwentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, with theirbacksאֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם'a.Cho.rei.HemH268towardH413thetempleH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶ֣םu.fe.nei.HemH6440towardH413theeastקֵ֔דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924; and they worshipped thesunלַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃la.Sha.meshH8121towardH413theeastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924.
17Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַי֮'e.LaiH413, Hast thouseenהֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.taH7200this, Osonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָם֒'a.DamH120? Is it alightH7043thingH7043to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063that they commit theabominationsהַתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתha.to.'e.VotH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they commithereפֹ֑הFohH6311? for they havefilledמָלְא֨וּmal.'UH4390thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776withviolenceחָמָ֗סcha.MasH2555, and haveturnedH7725againH7725toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707meאֶל־'el-H413toangerH639: and,loוְהִנָּ֛םve.hi.NamH2005, theyputשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971thebranchהַזְּמוֹרָ֖הha.ze.mo.RahH2156to theirnoseאַפָּֽם׃'a.PamH639.
18Therefore will I alsodealאֶעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213infuryבְחֵמָ֔הve.che.MahH2534: mineeyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808spareאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808will I havepityתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347: andthoughוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571theycryוְקָרְא֤וּve.ka.re.'UH7121in mineearsבְאָזְנַי֙ve.'a.ze.NaiH241with aloudגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, yet will Inotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearאֶשְׁמַ֖ע'esh.Ma'H8085them.
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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