Ezekiel

Ezekiel 8:5–6

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 Gate^b 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

Read all of Ezekiel 8

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 8:5 Ezekiel 8:3 · Jeremiah 3:2

Ezekiel 8:6 Ezekiel 5:11 · Ezekiel 10:19 · Ezekiel 8:9

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.