Verse 5

Ezekiel 8:5

Bible in Basic English

5 Then he said to me, Son of man, now let your eyes be lifted up in the direction of the north; and on looking in the direction of the north, to the north of the doorway of the altar, I saw this image of envy by the way in.
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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 8 Context
1 Now in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in my house and... Focus ↗
2 And looking, I saw a form like fire; from the middle of his body and down there was fire: and up fro... Focus ↗
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4 And I saw the glory of the Lord there, as in the vision which I saw in the valley. Focus ↗
5 Then he said to me, Son of man, now let your eyes be lifted up in the direction of the north; and on...
6 And he said to me, Son of man, do you see what they are doing? even the very disgusting things which... Focus ↗
7 And he took me to the door of the open place; and looking, I saw a hole in the wall. Focus ↗
8 And he said to me, Son of man, make a hole in the wall: and after making a hole in the wall I saw a... Focus ↗
9 And he said to me, Go in and see the evil and disgusting things which they are doing here. Focus ↗
10 So I went in and saw; and there every sort of living thing which goes flat on the earth, and unclean... Focus ↗
11 And before them seventy of the responsible men of the children of Israel had taken their places, eve... Focus ↗
12 And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the responsible men of the children of Israel do i... Focus ↗
13 Then he said to me, You will see even more disgusting things which they do. Focus ↗
14 Then he took me to the door of the way into the Lord's house looking to the north; and there women w... Focus ↗
15 Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? you will see even more disgusting things than... Focus ↗
16 And he took me into the inner square of the Lord's house, and at the door of the Temple of the Lord,... Focus ↗
17 Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah t... Focus ↗
18 For this reason I will let loose my wrath: my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity. Focus ↗