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Ezekiel 8:7

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.

6 “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.”

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.

9 Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”

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BSB
Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
KJV
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
WEB
He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
ASV
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
DARBY
And he brought me to the entry of the court, and I looked, and behold, a hole in the wall.
BLB
And He brought me to the door of the court; and I looked, and behold, one hole in the wall.
ÅB
Og han førte meg til inngangen av forgården, og jeg så, og se, der var et hull i veggen.
OTB
Så førte han meg til inngangen til forgården, og jeg så og så et hull i veggen.
B1930
Og han førte mig til inngangen av forgården, og jeg så, og se, der var et hull i veggen.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 7:12

    The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

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  • 2 Kings 21:5

    In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.

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