Ezekiel 8:3
1 In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
2 Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire, and from His waist up He was as bright as the gleam of amber.
He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
4 And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
5 “Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.
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- BSB
- He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes jealousy was seated.
- KJV
- And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
- WEB
- He stretched out the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner court that looks toward the north, where there was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
- ASV
- And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner [court] that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
- DARBY
- And he stretched forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heavens, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entry of the inner gate that looketh toward the north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
- BLB
- And He sent out the form of a hand, and He took me by a lock of my hair; and the Spirit lifted up me between the earth and between the heavens, and brought me to Jerusalem in visions of God, to the door of the inner gate facing north, where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy which provokes to jealousy.
- ÅB
- Og han rakte ut noe som lignet en hånd, og tok meg ved håret på mitt hode, og et vær løftet meg opp mellom jorden og himmelen og førte meg i syner fra Gud til Jerusalem, til inngangen av den indre forgårds port, som vender mot nord, der hvor nidkjærhets-bildet sto, det som vakte Guds nidkjærhet.
- OTB
- Han rakte ut det som så ut som en hånd og tok meg i håret på hodet. Ånden løftet meg opp mellom jorden og himmelen og førte meg i Guds syner til Jerusalem, til inngangen til nordporten i den indre forgården, der avguden som vekker sjalusi var plassert.
- B1930
- Og han rakte ut noget som lignet en hånd, og tok mig ved håret på mitt hode, og et vær løftet mig op mellem jorden og himmelen og førte mig i syner fra Gud til Jerusalem, til inngangen av den indre forgårds port, som vender mot nord, der hvor nidkjærhets-billedet stod, det som vakte Guds nidkjærhet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:16
They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
Read in contextEzekiel 11:1
Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.
Read in contextEzekiel 5:11
Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 5:9
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Read in contextEzekiel 40:2
In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
Read in contextEzekiel 2:9
Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:15
For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
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