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Ezekiel 8:6

“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.”

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ASV

And 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.

KJV

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.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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 →H1992 →
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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Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.Matthew 24:1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.Ezekiel 18:12He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations.Ezekiel 10:19As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.Ezekiel 8:9Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”Hosea 5:6They go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, but they do not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them.Ezekiel 8:13Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.Deuteronomy 31:16–18And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.Ezekiel 8:11–12Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.Ezekiel 23:38–39They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.Jeremiah 7:17Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?Ezekiel 8:14Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.Ezekiel 7:20–22His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.Jeremiah 23:11“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.2 Chronicles 36:14–17Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

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