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Ezekiel 8:8
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6 Furthermore He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great aabominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you will see greater abominations.”  
7 So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall.
8 Then He said to me, “Son of man, dig into the wall”; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door.
9 And He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there.”
10 So I went in and saw, and there—every asort of bcreeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel,1 portrayed all around on the walls.  
11 And there stood before them aseventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and in their midst stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. Each man had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense went up.  
12 Then He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, a‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ”  
13 And He said to me, “Turn again, and you will see greater abominations that they are doing.”
14 So He brought me to the door of the north gate of the Lord’s house; and to my dismay, women were sitting there weeping for1 Tammuz.  
Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 8:8

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American Standard Version
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

Amplified® Bible
Then He said to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall. And when I had dug in the wall, behold, there was a door.

Contemporary English Version
God said, "Make this hole bigger." And when I did, I realized it was a doorway.

Darby English Version
And he said unto me, Son of man, dig now through the wall; and I digged through the wall, and behold, a door.

Good News Bible
He said, "Mortal man, break through the wall here." I broke through it and found a door.

King James Version
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

New American Standard Bible
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall. So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance."

New International Version
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.

New King James Version
Then He said to me, "Son of man, dig into the wall"; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig through the wall." So I dug through the wall, and behold, an entrance.

Revised Standard Version
Then said he to me, "Son of man, dig in the wall"; and when I dug in the wall, lo, there was a door.

Young's Literal Translation
and He saith unto me, `Son of man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall;' and I dig through the wall, and lo, an opening.


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