Verse 5

Ezekiel 8:5

New Living Translation

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5 Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north, beside the entrance to the gate near the altar, stood the idol that had made the LORD so jealous.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔/י בֶּן אָדָ֕ם שָׂא נָ֥א עֵינֶ֖י/ךָ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֑וֹנָ/ה וָ/אֶשָּׂ֤א עֵינַ/י֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ צָפ֔וֹנָ/ה וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה מִ/צָּפוֹן֙ לְ/שַׁ֣עַר הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ סֵ֛מֶל הַ/קִּנְאָ֥ה הַ/זֶּ֖ה בַּ/בִּאָֽה

English Translation

And He said to me, "Son of man, lift up your eyes toward the north." So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, from the north, at the entrance of the altar, a symbol of jealousy was there in the entryway.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 Then on September 17, during the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, while the leaders of Jud... Focus ↗

2 I saw a figure that appeared to be a man. From what appeared to be his waist down, he looked like a... Focus ↗

3 He reached out what seemed to be a hand and took me by the hair. Then the Spirit lifted me up into t... Focus ↗

4 Suddenly, the glory of the God (Elohim) of Israel was there, just as I had seen it before in the val... Focus ↗

5 Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked, and there to the north,...

6 “Son of man,” he said, “do you see what they are doing? Do you see the detestable sins the people of... Focus ↗

7 Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall. Focus ↗

8 He said to me, “Now, son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorw... Focus ↗

9 “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!” Focus ↗

10 So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestab... Focus ↗

11 Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of t... Focus ↗

12 Then the LORD said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the leaders of Israel are doing with their... Focus ↗

13 Then the LORD added, “Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!” Focus ↗

14 He brought me to the north gate of the LORD’s Temple, and some women were sitting there, weeping for... Focus ↗

15 “Have you seen this?” he asked. “But I will show you even more detestable sins than these!” Focus ↗

16 Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD’s Temple. At the entrance to the sanctuary,... Focus ↗

17 “Have you seen this, son of man?” he asked. “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit t... Focus ↗

18 Therefore, I will respond in fury. I will neither pity nor spare them. And though they cry for mercy... Focus ↗

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Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 8 (18 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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