Then He said to me, “Son of man, (A)raise your eyes now toward the north.” So I raised my eyes toward the north, and behold, to the north of the altar gate was this (B)idol of jealousy at the entrance. And He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great (C)abominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations!”

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Then he told me, “Son of Man, look up toward the north.”

So I looked off toward the north. Suddenly, off toward the north, facing the gate that led to the altar, the image that provoked God’s jealousy was standing near the entrance.

Then the Spirit[a] told me, “Son of Man, don’t you see what they’re doing? The house of Israel practices awful, detestable things here, so I’m going far away from my sanctuary. But you’re about to see things even more detestable than these.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 8:6 Lit. Then he