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Ezekiel 8:14-15
Lexham English Bible
Ezekiel 8:14-15
Lexham English Bible
14 And he brought me to the doorway of the gate of the house of Yahweh that is toward the north, and look! There were the women sitting weeping for Tammuz. 15 And he said to me, “Have you seen, son of man?[a] Still you will see again[b] greater detestable things than these.”
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- Ezekiel 8:15 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 8:15 Literally “you will return, you will see”
Ezekiel 8:14-15
New English Translation
Ezekiel 8:14-15
New English Translation
14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed[a] women sitting there weeping for Tammuz.[b] 15 He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these!”
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- Ezekiel 8:14 tn Given the context, this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”
- Ezekiel 8:14 sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.
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