Ezekiel 8:14-15
Legacy Standard Bible
14 Then He brought me to the entrance of the (A)gate of the house of Yahweh which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz. 15 He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Yet you will see still greater abominations than these.”
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Ezekiel 8:14-15
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 Next, he brought me to the entrance of the gateway of the House of the Lord that is on the north side, and right there I saw women sitting and wailing for Tammuz.[a] 15 He said to me, “Do you see, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these.”
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- Ezekiel 8:14 Tammuz was a Babylonian god, who was believed to die at the beginning of the dry season, who then had to be brought back to life by mourning rituals, in order to bring back the rains.
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