Ezekiel 8:1-11
Visionary Journey to Jerusalem
1 In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting in front of me,(A) and there the hand of the Lord God came down on me.(B)
2 I looked, and there was a form that had the appearance of a man.(a) From what seemed to be His waist down was fire, and from His waist up was something that looked bright,(C) like the gleam of amber.(D)
3 He stretched out what appeared to be a hand and took me by the hair of my head. Then the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and carried me in visions of God(E) to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the inner gate that faces north, where the offensive statue that provokes jealousy(F) was located.
4 I saw the glory of the God of Israel(G) there, like the vision I had seen in the plain.(H)
Pagan Practices in the Temple
5 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” I looked to the north, and there was this offensive statue north of the altar gate, at the entrance.
6 He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here, more detestable things that the house of Israel is committing,(I) so that I must depart from My sanctuary? You will see even more detestable things.”
7 Then He brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked there was a hole in the wall.
8 He said to me, “Son of man, dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall, and there was a doorway.
9 He said to me, “Go in and see the terrible and detestable things they are committing here.”
10 I went in and looked, and there engraved all around the wall was every form of detestable thing, crawling creatures and beasts, as well as all the idols of the house of Israel.(J)
Footnotes:
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Ezekiel 8:2: LXX; MT, Vg read of fire