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And he said to me, “Son of man,[a] lift up now[b] your eyes toward the north.”[c] And I lifted up my eyes toward the north,[d] and, look, there was to the north of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy at the entrance. And he said to me, “Son of man,[e]Do you see[f] what they are doing—great detestable things that the house of Israel is committing[g] here so as to drive me from[h] my sanctuary, and yet you will see again[i] greater[j] detestable things.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 8:5 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 8:5 Particle of entreaty, “please/ please now”
  3. Ezekiel 8:5 Literally “to the way of the north”
  4. Ezekiel 8:5 Literally “to the way of the north”
  5. Ezekiel 8:6 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  6. Ezekiel 8:6 Literally “Are you seeing?”
  7. Ezekiel 8:6 Or “doing”
  8. Ezekiel 8:6 Hebrew “from upon”
  9. Ezekiel 8:6 Literally “you will return you will see”
  10. Ezekiel 8:6 Or “worse”