Ezekiel 8 · Verse 7

Ezekiel 8:7

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

Ezekiel 8:7, King James Version

Ezekiel 8:7 in other translations

BSB	Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
WEB	He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
ASV	And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
YLT	And He bringeth me in unto an opening of the court, and I look, and lo, a hole in the wall;
DARBY	And he brought me to the entry of the court, and I looked, and behold, a hole in the wall.
BBE	And he took me to the door of the open place; and looking, I saw a hole in the wall.
Webster	And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

What does Ezekiel 8:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. door of the court--that is, of the inner court (Eze 8:3); the court of the priests and Levites, into which now others were admitted in violation of the law [Grotius]. hole in ... wall--that is, an aperture or window in the wall of the priests' chambers, through which he could see into the various apartments, wherein was the idolatrous shrine.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 7 A hole in the wall - This we find was not large enough to see what was doing within; and the prophet is directed to dig, and make it larger, Eze 8:8; and when he had done so and entered, he says: -

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 8:7-12

A secret place was, as it were, opened, where the prophet saw creatures painted on the walls, and a number of the elders of Israel worshipped before them. No superiority in worldly matters will preserve men from lust, or idolatries, when they are left to their own deceitful hearts; and those who are soon wearied in the service of God, often grudge no toil nor expense when following their superstitions. When hypocrites screen themselves behind the wall of an outward profession, there is some hole or other left in the wall, something that betrays them to those who look diligently. There is a great deal of secret wickedness in the world. They think themselves out of God's sight. But those are ripe indeed for ruin, who lay the blame of their sins upon the Lord.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 8:7 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.

וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935

אֹתִ֖י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853

אֶל\־'el-toH413

פֶּ֣תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607

הֶֽחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.Tzerthe courtH2691

וָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'Ehand I sawH7200

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009

חֹר\־chor-a holeH2356

אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259

בַּקִּֽיר\׃ba.Kir[was] in the wallH7023

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 8:7

1 Kings 7:12
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.
2 Kings 21:5
And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1Ki 7:12; 2Ki 21:5

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

Context

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.
Ezekiel 8:8
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

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Ezekiel 8:7 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y llevóme á la entrada del atrio, y miré, y he aquí en la pared un agujero.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et il me mena à l’entrée du parvis; et je regardai, et voici, un trou dans le mur.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und er brachte mich an den Eingang des Vorhofs; und ich sah: Und siehe, ein Loch war in der Mauer.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et introduxit me ad ostium atrii, et vidi, et ecce foramen unum in pariete.