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13 But I will show you something even worse than this.”

14 He took me to the north gate of the temple, where I saw women mourning for the god Tammuz.[a] 15 God asked me, “Can you believe what these women are doing? But now I want to show you something even worse.”

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  1. 8.14 the god Tammuz: A god of vegetation who was thought to die in the dry season. During the Hebrew month of Tammuz (from about mid-June to mid-July), women mourned the death of this god, hoping to bring him back to life.

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