NASB — Ezekiel 8 — KJV

Vision of Abominations in Jerusalem

1 It came° about in the sixth° year°, on the fifth° [day] of the sixth° month°, as I was sitting° in my house° with the elders° of Judah° sitting° before° me, that the hand° of the Lord° IGOD° fell° on me there°. 2 Then I looked°, and behold°, a likeness° as the appearance° of Ia man°; from His loins° and downward° [there was] the aappearance° of fire°, and from His loins° and upward° the appearance° of brightness°, like the appearance° bof IIglowing° metal°. 3 He stretched° out the form° of a hand° and caught° me by a lock° of my head°; and the aSpirit° lifted° me up between° earth° and heaven° and brought° me in the visions° of God° to Jerusalem°, to the entrance° of the Inorth° gate° of the inner° [court], where°° the seat° of the idol° of jealousy°, which° bprovokes° to jealousy°, was [located]. 4 And behold°, the aglory° of the God° of Israel° [was] there°, like the appearance° which° I saw° in the plain°.

[1] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD
[2] ILit fire IIOr electrum aEzk 1:27 bEzk 1:4, 27
[3] ILit facing north aEzk 3:12; 11:1 bEx 20:4; Dt 32:16
[4] aEzk 1:28; 3:22, 23

5 ¶ Then He said° to me, “Son° of man°, araise° your eyes° now° toward° the north°.” So I raised° my eyes° toward° the north°, and behold°, to the north° of the altar° gate° [was] this° bidol° of jealousy° at the entrance°. 6 And He said° to me, “Son° of man°, do° you see° what° they are doing°, the great° aabominations° which° the house° of Israel° are committing° here°, so that I would be far° from My sanctuary°? But yet° you will see° still° greater° abominations°.”

[5] aJr 3:2; Zc 5:5 bPs 78:58; Jr 7:30; 32:34; Ezk 8:3
[6] a2K 23:4, 5; Ezk 5:11; 8:9, 17

7 ¶ Then He brought° me to the entrance° of the court°, and when I looked°, behold°, a hole° in the wall°. 8 He said° to me, “Son° of man°, now° adig° through the wall°.” So I dug° through the wall°, and behold°, an entrance°. 9 And He said° to me, “Go° in and see° the wicked° abominations° that they are committing° here°.” 10 So I entered° and looked°, and behold°, every° form° of creeping° things° and beasts° [and] detestable° things°, with all° the idols° of the house° of Israel°, were carved° on the wall° all° around°. 11 Standing° in front° of them were aseventy° belders° of the house° of Israel°, with Jaazaniah° the son° of Shaphan° standing° among° them, each° man° with his ccenser° in his hand° and the fragrance° of the cloud° of incense° rising°. 12 Then He said° to me, “Son° of man°, do you see° what° the elders° of the house° of Israel° are committing° in the dark°, each° man° in the room° of his carved° images°? For they say°, ‘aThe LORD° does not see° us; the LORD° has bforsaken° the land°.’” 13 And He said° to me, “Yet° you will see° still° greater° abominations° which° they are committing°.”

[8] aIs 29:15
[11] aNu 11:16, 25; Lk 10:1 bJr 19:1 cNu 16:17, 35
[12] aPs 14:1; Is 29:15; Ezk 9:9 bPs 10:11

14 ¶ Then He brought° me to the entrance° of the agate° of the LORDS° house° which° [was] toward° the north°; and behold°, women° were sitting° there° weeping° for Tammuz°. 15 He said° to me, “Do you see° [this], son° of man°? Yet° you will see° still° greater° abominations° than° these°.”

[14] aEzk 44:4; 46:9

16 ¶ Then He brought° me into the inner° court° of the LORDS° house°. And behold°, at the entrance° to the temple° of the LORD°, between° the porch° and the altar°, [were] about twenty-five°° men° with their abacks° to the temple° of the LORD° and their faces° toward the east°; and bthey were Iprostrating° themselves eastward° toward the sun°. 17 He said° to me, “Do you see° [this], son° of man°? Is it too light° a thing° for the house° of Judah° to commit° the abominations° which° they have committed° here°, that they have afilled° the land° with violence° and bprovoked° Me repeatedly°? For behold°, they are putting° the twig° to their nose°. 18 Therefore, I indeed° will deal° in wrath°. My eye° will have° no° pity° nor° will I spare°; and athough they cry° in My ears° with a loud° voice°, yet I will not listen° to them.”

[16] II.e. worshiping a2Ch 29:6; Jr 2:27; Ezk 23:39 bDt 4:19; 17:3; Jb 31:26-28; Jr 44:17
[17] aEzk 7:11, 23; 9:9; Am 3:10; Mi 2:2 bJr 7:18, 19; Ezk 16:26
[18] aIs 1:15; Jr 11:11; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13


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Ezekiel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem,

1 ¶ And it came to pass² in the sixthº year,º in the sixthº [month], in the fifthº [day] of the month,º [as] I² satºª in mine house,º and the eldersº of Judahº satºª beforeº me, that the handº of the Lordº GODº fellºª there² upon² me. 2 Then I beheld,ºª and lo² a likenessº as the appearanceº of fire:º from the appearanceº² of his loinsº even downward,º fire;º and from his loinsº² even upward,º as the appearanceº of brightness,º as the colourº of amber.º 3 And he put forthºª the formº of an hand,º and tookºª me by a lockº of mine head;º and the spiritº lifted me upºª² between² the earthº and the heaven,º and broughtºª me in the visionsº of Godº to Jerusalem,º to² the doorº of the innerº gateº that lookethºª toward the north;º where²² [was] the seatº of the imageº of jealousy,º which provoketh to jealousy.¹ª² 4 And, behold,² the gloryº of the Godº of Israelº [was] there,² according to the visionº that² I sawºª in the plain.º

[1] Ezk 1:2, 3; 3:12, 14, 22; 14:1, 4; 20:1; 24:1; 26:1; 29:1, 17; 31:1; 32:17; 33:31; 37:1; 40:1; Mal 2:7; Ac 20:33.
[2] Ezk 1:4, 26; Dn 7:9; Rv 1:14.
[3] Ex 20:5; 34:14; Dt 4:24; 5:9; 6:15; 32:16, 21; Jsh 24:19; 1K 18:12; 2K 2:16; 16:14; 21:7; Ps 78:58; Jr 7:30; 32:34; Ezk 2:9; 3:14; 5:11; 7:20; 8:5; 11:1, 24; 40:2; Dn 5:5; 10:10, 18; Ac 8:39; 1Co 10:21; 2Co 12:2; Rv 1:10; 4:2.
[4] Ex 25:22; 40:34; Ezk 1:26; 3:22; 9:3; 10:1; 11:22; 43:2; 2Co 3:18; 4:4; He 1:3.

is shewed the image of jealousy,

5 ¶ Then saidºª he unto² me, Sonº of man,º lift upºª thine eyesº now² the wayº toward the north.º So I lifted upºª mine eyesº the wayº toward the north,º and behold² northwardº² at the gateº of the altarº this² imageº of jealousyº in the entry.º 6 He saidºª furthermore unto² me, Sonº of man,º seestºª thou² what² they² do?ºª [even] the greatº abominationsº that² the houseº of Israelº committethºª here,² that I should go far offºª from²² my sanctuary?º but turn¹ª thee yet again,²² [and] thou shalt seeºª greaterº abominations.º

[5] Ps 48:2; Jr 3:2; Ezk 8:3; Zc 5:5.
[6] Dt 31:16; 2K 23:4; 2Ch 36:14; Ps 78:60; Pv 5:14; Jr 3:6; 7:17, 30; 23:11; 26:6; 32:34; Lm 2:6; Ezk 5:11; 7:20; 8:9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17; 10:19; 11:22; 23:38.

the chambers of imagery,

7 ¶ And he broughtºª me to² the doorº of the court;º and when I looked,ºª behold² aº holeº in the wall.º 8 Then saidºª he unto² me, Sonº of man,º digºª now² in the wall:º and when I had diggedºª in the wall,º behold² aº door.º 9 And he saidºª unto² me, Go in,ºª and beholdºª² the wickedº abominationsº that² they² doºª here.² 10 So I went inºª and saw;ºª and behold² every² formº of creeping things,º and abominableº beasts,º and all² the idolsº of the houseº of Israel,º pourtrayedºª upon² the wallº round about.º 11 And there stoodºª beforeº them seventyº menº of the ancientsº² of the houseº of Israel,º and in the midstº of them stoodºª Jaazaniahº the sonº of Shaphan,º with every manº his censerº in his hand;º and a thickº cloudº of incenseº went up.ºª 12 Then saidºª he unto² me, Sonº of man,º hast thou seenºª what² the ancientsº of the houseº of Israelº doºª in the dark,º every manº in the chambersº of his imagery?º for² they say,ºª The LORDº seethºª us not;² the LORDº hath forsakenºª² the earth.º

[7] 1K 7:12; 2K 21:5.
[8] Jb 34:22; Is 29:15; Jr 2:34; 23:24; Am 9:2.
[9] Ezk 20:8.
[10] Ex 20:4; Lv 11:10, 29, 42; Dt 4:18; 14:3, 7; Is 57:6; Jr 2:26; 3:9; 16:18; Ro 1:23.
[11] Ex 24:1, 9; Nu 11:16, 25; 16:17, 35; 2K 22:3, 8, 12, 14; 25:22; 2Ch 26:16, 19; 34:20; Jr 5:5; 7:9; 19:1; 26:24; 29:3; 36:10; Dn 9:8.
[12] Jb 22:12; 24:13; Ps 73:11; 94:7; Is 29:15; Ezk 8:6, 7, 11, 15, 17; 9:9; 14:1; 20:1; Jn 3:19; Ep 5:12.

the mourners for Tammuz,

13 ¶ He saidºª also unto² me, Turn¹ª thee yet again,²² [and] thou shalt seeºª greaterº abominationsº that² they² do.ºª 14 Then he broughtºª me to² the doorº of the gateº of the LORD'Sº houseº which² [was] toward² the north;º and, behold,² there² satºª womenº weepingºª for² Tammuz.º

[13] Jr 9:3; Ezk 8:6, 15; 2Ti 3:13.
[14] Ezk 44:4; 46:9.

the worshippers toward the sun.

15 ¶ Then saidºª he unto² me, Hast thou seenºª [this], O sonº of man?º turn¹ª thee yet again,²² [and] thou shalt seeºª greaterº abominationsº than these.²² 16 And he broughtºª me into² the innerº courtº of the LORD'Sº house,º and, behold,² at the doorº of the templeº of the LORD,º between² the porchº and the altar,º [were] about fiveº and twentyº men,º with their backsº toward² the templeº of the LORD,º and their facesº toward the east;º and they² worshippedºª the sunº toward the east.º

[15] Ezk 8:6, 9, 12, 13; 2Ti 3:13.
[16] Dt 4:19; 17:3; 1K 8:29; 2K 16:14; 23:5, 11; 2Ch 7:7; 29:6; Jb 31:26; Jr 2:27; 32:33; 44:17; Ezk 10:3; 11:1; 23:35; 40:28; 43:5; 45:19; Jol 2:17; Ac 7:42.

17 ¶ Then he saidºª unto² me, Hast thou seenºª [this], O sonº of man?º Is it a light thingºª to the houseº of Judahº that they commitºª²² the abominationsº which² they commitºª here?² for² they have filledºª² the landº with violence,º and have returnedºª to provoke me to anger:ºª and, lo,² they putºª² the branchº to² their nose.º

[17] Gn 6:13; 2K 21:16; 24:4; Jr 6:7; 19:4; 20:8; Ezk 7:23; 9:9; 11:6; Am 3:10; 6:3; Mi 2:2; 6:12; Zp 1:9.

God's wrath for their idolatry.

18 Therefore will I² also² dealºª in fury:º mine eyeº shall not² spare,ºª neither² will I have pity:ºª and though they cryºª in mine earsº with a loudº voice,º [yet] will I not² hearºª them.

[18] Jg 10:13; Pv 1:28; Is 1:15; 59:2; Jr 11:11; 14:12; Ezk 5:11; 7:4; 9:5, 10; 16:42; 24:13; Mi 3:4; Na 1:2; Zc 7:13; Lk 13:25.


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