Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:4–6
4And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain. 5“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.”
So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gateb I saw this idol of jealousy.
6“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing — the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing — to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
Footnotes
- b 8:5 Or gate of the altar
Word by word
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Ezekiel 8:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there | שָׁ֔ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| I saw | וְהִ֨נֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the glory | כְּב֖וֹד | kə·ḇō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| of the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| like the vision | כַּמַּרְאֶ֕ה | kam·mar·’eh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| I had seen | רָאִ֖יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| in the plain | בַּבִּקְעָֽה׃ | bab·biq·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1237 valley |
Ezekiel 8:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| He said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| now | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| lift up | שָׂא־ | śā- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| your eyes | עֵינֶ֖יךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| to | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| the north | צָפ֑וֹנָה | ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| So I lifted up | וָאֶשָּׂ֤א | wā·’eś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| my eyes | עֵינַי֙ | ‘ê·nay | Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| to | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| the north | צָפ֔וֹנָה | ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6828 north |
| and in the entrance | בַּבִּאָֽה׃ | bab·bi·’āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H872 entrance, entry |
| north | מִצָּפוֹן֙ | miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| of the Altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| Gate | לְשַׁ֣עַר | lə·ša·‘ar | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8179 gate |
| I saw | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| idol | סֵ֛מֶל | sê·mel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5566 image, statue |
| of jealousy | הַקִּנְאָ֥ה | haq·qin·’āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7068 ardour, zeal, jealousy |
Ezekiel 8:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֕ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| He said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| do you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| see | הֲרֹאֶ֥ה | hă·rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| what | מֵהֶם | mē·hɛm | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| they are doing | עֹשִׂ֑ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| the great | גְּדֹל֜וֹת | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| abominations | תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת | tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the house | בֵּֽית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| is committing | עֹשִׂ֣ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to drive Me far | לְרָֽחֳקָה֙ | lə·rā·ḥo·qāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| My sanctuary | מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י | miq·dā·šî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| Yet | וְעוֹד֙ | wə·‘ō·wḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| you will see | תִּרְאֶ֔ה | tir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| even greater | גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ס | gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H1419 great |
| abominations | תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת | tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H8441 abomination |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 8:4 Ezekiel 3:22–23 · Ezekiel 1:26–28
Ezekiel 8:5 Ezekiel 8:3 · Jeremiah 3:2
Ezekiel 8:6 Ezekiel 5:11 · Ezekiel 10:19 · Ezekiel 8:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.