Ezekiel 8:6

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.

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”

⁷ Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.

⁸ “Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
KJV: He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
WEB: He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you will again see yet other great abominations.”
ASV: And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but thou shalt again see yet other great abominations.
DARBY: And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, to cause [me] to go far off from my sanctuary? And yet again thou shalt see great abominations.
BLB: And He said to me: “Son of man, are you seeing what [they] are doing? The great abominations that the house of Israel is doing here to keep Me far off from My sanctuary? And still you will turn [and] you will see greater abominations!”

ÅB: Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Ser du hva disse gjør? Store styggedommer er det Israels hus her gjør, så jeg må dra langt bort fra min helligdom; men du skal enda få se flere store styggedommer.
OTB: Og han sa til meg: «Menneskesønn, ser du hva de gjør—de fullstendig avskyelige tingene Israels hus begår her, ting som vil drive meg langt bort fra min helligdom? Men du vil se enda større avskyeligheter.»
B1930: Og han sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Ser du hvad disse gjør? Store vederstyggeligheter er det Israels hus her gjør, så jeg må dra langt bort fra min helligdom; men du skal ennu få se flere store vederstyggeligheter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 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.
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Ezekiel 10:19
As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
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Ezekiel 8:9
Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”
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Jeremiah 23:11
“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 36:14–17
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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Ezekiel 11:22
Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
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Ezekiel 23:38–39
They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.
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Ezekiel 7:20–22
His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
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