Ezekiel 8 · Verse 6

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 8:6, King James Version

Ezekiel 8:6 in other translations

BSB“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.”
WEBHe said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you will again see yet other great abominations.”
ASVAnd he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But thou shalt again see yet other great abominations.
YLTAnd He saith unto me, ‘Son of man, art thou seeing what they are doing? the great abominations that the house of Israel are doing here, to keep far off from My sanctuary; and again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations.'
DARBYAnd he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, to cause me to go far off from my sanctuary? And yet again thou shalt see great abominations.
BBEAnd he said to me, Son of man, do you see what they are doing? even the very disgusting things which the children of Israel are doing here, causing me to go far away from my holy place? but you will see other most disgusting things.
WebsterHe said furthermore to me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should withdraw from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.

What does Ezekiel 8:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. that I should go far off from my sanctuary--"that I should (be compelled by their sin to) go far off from my sanctuary"--(Eze 10:18); the sure precursor of its destruction.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 8:1-6

The idolatries committed by the Jewish rulers. (Ezek 8:1-6) The superstitions to which the Jews were then devoted, the Egyptian. (Ezek 8:7-12) The Phoenician. (Ezek 8:13,14) The Persian. (Ezek 8:15,16) The heinousness of their sin. (Ezek 8:17,18) Verses 1-6 The glorious personage Ezekiel beheld in vision, seemed to take hold upon him, and he was conveyed in spirit to Jerusalem. There, in the inner court of the…

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Ezekiel 8:6 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120
הֲרֹאֶ֥הha.ro.'Eh¿ seeingH7200
אַתָּ֖ה'a.Tah[are] youH859
מָ֣ההֵ֣םme.hemwhat [are] they?H4100
עֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimdoingH6213
תּוֹעֵב֨וֹתto.'e.VotabominationsH8441
גְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotgreatH1419
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
בֵּֽית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל\׀Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213
פֹּ֗הPohhereH6311
לְרָֽחֳקָה֙le.ro.cho.Kahto be farH7368
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom atH5921
מִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.Shisanctuary myH4720
וְעוֹד֙ve.'Odand againH5750
תָּשׁ֣וּבta.Shuvyou will returnH7725
תִּרְאֶ֔הtir.'Ehyou will seeH7200
תּוֹעֵב֖וֹתto.'e.VotabominationsH8441
גְּדֹלֽוֹת\׃\ \סge.do.LotgreatH1419

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Cross references for Ezekiel 8:6

  • Ezekiel 5:11

    Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

  • Ezekiel 10:19

    And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

  • Ezekiel 8:9

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

  • Jeremiah 23:11

    For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:14-17

    Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy. Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

  • Ezekiel 11:22

    Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

  • Ezekiel 23:38-39

    Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

  • Ezekiel 7:20-22

    As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

  • 2 Kings 23:4-6

    And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the Lord all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Beth–el. And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

  • Ezekiel 8:11-12

    And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. 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.

  • Jeremiah 3:6

    The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

  • Deuteronomy 31:16-18

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
seest.
12,17; Jer 3:6; 7:17
even.
9,17; 5:11; 7:20-22; 23:38,39; 2Ki 23:4-6; Pr 5:14; Jer 7:30; 23:11
Jer 32:34
that I.
10:19; 11:22; De 31:16-18; 2Ch 36:14-17; Ps 78:60; Jer 26:6
La 2:6,7
greater.
11,14,16

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Context

  • Ezekiel 8:5

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • 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 8:7

    And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

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Ezekiel 8:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Díjome entonces: Hijo del hombre, ¿no ves lo que éstos hacen, las grandes abominaciones que la casa de Israel hace aquí, para alejarme de mi santuario? Mas vuélvete aún, y verás abominaciones mayores.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il me dit: Fils d’homme, vois-tu ce qu’ils font, les grandes abominations que la maison d’Israël commet ici, pour m’éloigner de mon sanctuaire? Et tu verras encore de grandes abominations.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu mir: Menschensohn, siehst du, was sie tun, die großen Greuel, welche das Haus Israel hier verübt, damit ich mich von meinem Heiligtum entferne? Und du sollst noch weiter große Greuel sehen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit ad me: Fili hominis, putasne vides tu quid isti faciunt, abominationes magnas quas domus Israël facit hic, ut procul recedam a sanctuario meo? et adhuc conversus videbis abominationes majores.