Ezekiel 8:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 8:14

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.

15 Then He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these.”

16 So He brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house; and there, at the door of the temple of the Lord, ^abetween the porch and the altar, ^bwere about twenty-five men ^cwith their backs toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping ^dthe sun toward the east.

17 And He said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it a trivial thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have ^afilled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger. Indeed they put the branch to their nose.

18 ^aTherefore I also will act in fury. My ^beye will not spare nor will I have pity; and though they ^ccry in My ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 8:14

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American Standard Version
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Jehovah's house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.

Amplified® Bible
Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord's house; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz [a Babylonian god, who was supposed to die annually and subsequently be resurrected].

Contemporary English Version
He took me to the north gate of the temple, where I saw women mourning for the god Tammuz.

Darby English Version
And he brought me to the entry of the gate of Jehovah's house that was toward the north; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Good News Bible
So he took me to the north gate of the Temple and showed me women weeping over the death of the god Tammuz.

King James Version
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

New American Standard Bible
Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the LORD'S house which {was} toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz.

New International Version
Then he brought me to the entrance to the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, mourning for Tammuz.

New King James Version
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 for Tammuz.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the LORD'S house which stood toward the north; and behold, women sat there weeping for Tammuz.

Revised Standard Version
Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Young's Literal Translation
And He bringeth me in unto the opening of the gate of the house of Jehovah that `is' at the north, and lo, there the women are sitting weeping for Tammuz.

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