Ezekiel 8:16-18
English Standard Version
16 And he brought me into (A)the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, (B)between the (C)porch and (D)the altar, were about twenty-five men, (E)with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping (F)the sun toward the east. 17 Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O (G)son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit (H)the abominations that they commit here, that (I)they should fill the land with violence and (J)provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their[a] nose. 18 Therefore (K)I will act in wrath. (L)My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. (M)And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”
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- Ezekiel 8:17 Or my
Ezekiel 8:16-18
International Standard Version
Sun Worship in the Temple
16 Then he brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s Temple. There, at the entrance to the Lord’s Temple, between the porch and the altar, were 25 men, with their backs toward the Lord’s Temple and facing the east, prostrating themselves to the sun.
17 “Do you see this, Son of Man?” he asked me. “Is it an insignificant thing for Judah’s house to commit the detestable things that they’re doing here? They’ve filled the land with violence and turned away from me, causing me to become angry again. Look how they’re sniffing with their noses![a] 18 I’m going to deal with them in rage and anger. I’ll show neither pity nor compassion. They’ll cry loudly directly in my ears, but I won’t listen to them.”
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- Ezekiel 8:17 So MT; i.e. using flora to create or sustain an altered state during idolatrous worship; LXX reads with contempt
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