Ezekiel 8 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 8:13

He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

Ezekiel 8:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 8:13 in other translations

BSB	Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”
WEB	He said also to me, “You will again see more of the great abominations which they do.”
ASV	He said also unto me, Thou shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do.
YLT	And He saith unto me, ‘Again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations that they are doing.'
DARBY	And he said unto me, Yet again thou shalt see great abominations which they do.
BBE	Then he said to me, You will see even more disgusting things which they do.
Webster	He said also to me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

What does Ezekiel 8:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 8:13-18

The yearly lamenting for Tammuz was attended with infamous practices; and the worshippers of the sun here described, are supposed to have been priests. The Lord appeals to the prophet concerning the heinousness of the crime; "and lo, they put the branch to their nose," denoting some custom used by idolaters in honour of the idols they served. The more we examine human nature and our own hearts, the more abominations we shall discover; and the longer the believer searches himself, the more he will humble himself before God, and the more will he value the fountain open for sin, and seek to wash therein.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 8:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559

אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito meH413

ע֣וֹדodagainH5750

תָּשׁ֥וּבta.Shuvyou will returnH7725

תִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'Ehyou will seeH7200

תּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotabominationsH8441

גְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotgreatH1419

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834

הֵ֥מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992

עֹשִֽׂים\׃'o.Sim[are] doingH6213

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Cross references for Ezekiel 8:13

Ezekiel 8:6
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
Ezekiel 8:15
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

greater.
6,15; Jer 9:3; 2Ti 3:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Ezekiel 8:12
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
Ezekiel 8:13
He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
Ezekiel 8:14
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.

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Ezekiel 8:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Díjome después: Vuélvete aún, verás abominaciones mayores que hacen éstos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il me dit: Tu verras encore de grandes abominations qu’ils commettent.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er sprach zu mir: Du sollst noch weiter große Greuel sehen, die sie verüben. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et dixit ad me: Adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores, quas isti faciunt.