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Ezekiel 8:12

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

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ASV

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלַי֮'e.Laito meH413 →
הֲרָאִ֣יתָha.ra.'I.ta¿ have you seenH7200 →
בֶן־ven-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָם֒'a.DamhumankindH120 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher[that] whichH834 →
זִקְנֵ֤יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205 →
בֵֽית־veit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213 →
בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhin the darknessH2822 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
בְּחַדְרֵ֣יbe.chad.Reiin [the] rooms ofH2315 →
מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmas.ki.Tocarved image hisH4906 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
אֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.Rim[they are] sayingH559 →
אֵ֤ין'einnotH369 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
רֹאֶ֣הro.'Eh[is] seeingH7200 →
אֹתָ֔נוּ'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853 →
עָזַ֥ב'a.Zavhe has forsakenH5800 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe landH776 →

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Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.Job 22:13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”Zephaniah 1:12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’Isaiah 47:10You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’Ezekiel 8:15“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.”Jeremiah 16:17For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.John 3:19–20And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.Ephesians 5:12For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”Psalms 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.Ezekiel 8:6–8“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.”Job 24:13–17Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.Psalms 94:7–10They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”Job 22:12–13Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!Ezekiel 8:17“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!Isaiah 28:15For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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