Ezekiel 8 · Verse 15

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.
Ezekiel 8:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 8:15 in other translations

BSB“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.”
WEBThen he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? You will again see yet greater abominations than these.”
ASVThen said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.
YLTAnd He saith unto me, ‘Hast thou seen, son of man? again thou dost turn, thou dost see greater abominations than these.'
DARBYAnd he said unto me, Seest thou, son of man? Thou shalt yet again see greater abominations than these.
BBEThen he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? you will see even more disgusting things than these.
WebsterThen said he to me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

What does Ezekiel 8:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 8:15-16
15-16. The next are "greater abominations," not in respect to the idolatry, but in respect to the place and persons committing it. In "the inner court," immediately before the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, where the priests advanced only on extraordinary occasions (Joe 2:17), twenty-five men (the leaders of the twenty-four courses or orders of the priests, 1Ch 24:18, 19, with the high priest, "the princes of the sanctuary," Is 43:28), representing the whole priesthood, as the seventy elders represented the people, stood with their backs turned on the temple, and their faces towards the east, making obeisance to the rising sun (contrast 1Ki 8:44). Sun-worship came from the Persians, who made the sun the eye of their god Ormuzd. It existed as early as Job (Job 31:26; compare De 4:19). Josiah could only suspend it for the time of his reign (2Ki 23:5, 11); it revived under his successors.

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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…

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Ezekiel 8:15 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.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413
הֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.ta¿ have you seenH7200
בֶן\־ven-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֑ם'a.DamhumankindH120
ע֣וֹדodagainH5750
תָּשׁ֥וּבta.Shuvyou will returnH7725
תִּרְאֶ֛הtir.'Ehyou will seeH7200
תּוֹעֵב֥וֹתto.'e.VotabominationsH8441
גְּדֹל֖וֹתge.do.LotgreatH1419
מֵאֵֽלֶּה\׃me.'E.lehmore than theseH428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 8:15

  • 2 Timothy 3:13

    But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

  • 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 8:9

    And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.

  • Ezekiel 8:12-13

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

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6,12; 2Ti 3:13
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Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 8:16

    And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

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Ezekiel 8:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Luego me dijo: ¿No ves, hijo del hombre? Vuélvete aún, verás abominaciones mayores que éstas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il me dit: As-tu vu, fils d’homme? Tu verras encore des abominations plus grandes que celles-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu mir: Hast du gesehen, Menschensohn? Du sollst weiter noch größere Greuel sehen als diese. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit ad me: Certe vidisti, fili hominis: adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores his.