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That is what they did in my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On the very day that they sacrificed their children to their idols, they boldly came into my Temple to worship! They came in and defiled my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For when they had slaughtered their children in sacrifice to their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. And behold, this is what they did in my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For after they had slain their children for their idols, on the same day they came into My sanctuary to profane it; and indeed thus they have done in the midst of My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, this is what they did within My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and lo, thus they did within My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary on the same day to profane it; and behold, thus they did within My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For when they had killed their children [as offerings] to their idols, then they came the same day to My sanctuary to profane it [by daring to offer a sacrifice there also]. And behold, this they did within My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to profane it. Yes, that is what they did inside my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, that is what they did inside My house.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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 my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When they sacrificed their children to their idols, they came into my holy place and dishonored it. That is what they've done in my temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The very day that they killed my children as sacrifices to idols, they came to my Temple and profaned it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When they killed their sons as offerings to their idols, they brought them to my sanctuary and defiled it. Look what they've done with my Temple!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On the same day they slaughtered their sons for their idols, they came to my sanctuary to desecrate it. This is what they have done in the middle of my house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and look, thus have they done in the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, they have done this in the middle of my house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in their slaughtering their sons to their idols "" They also come into My sanctuary in that day to defile it, "" And behold, thus they have done in the midst of My house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in their slaughtering their sons to their idols They also come in unto My sanctuary in that day to pollute it, And lo, thus they have done in the midst of My house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in their slaughtering their sons to their blocks, and they will come to my holy place in that day to profane it; and behold, thus they did in the midst of my house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, and went into my sanctuary the same day to profane it: they did these things even in the midst of my house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when they immolated their children to their idols, they also entered my sanctuary on the same day, so that they defiled it. They have done these things, even in the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to desecrate it. Thus they acted within my house!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, on the same day they came into my sanctuary to profane it. This is what they did in my house.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For when they had slain their children to their idols, they came the same day into my sanctuary and profaned it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my holy place in that day and they defiled it, so they did within my house<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 My house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when they sacrificed their children to their idols, they also went into my sanctuary to profane it: and whereas they did thus in the midst of my house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=6764" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Judgment on Both Sisters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">38</span>They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On the very</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7819.htm" title="7819: ū·ḇə·ša·ḥă·ṭām (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To slaughter, beat. A primitive root; to slaughter.">they slaughtered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">their children</a> <a href="/hebrew/1544.htm" title="1544: lə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- An idol. Or gillul; from galal; properly, a log; by implication, an idol.">for their idols,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">they entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: miq·dā·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">My sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: lə·ḥal·lə·lōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">to profane it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Yes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they did</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">My house.</a> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>Furthermore, you sisters sent messengers for men who came from afar; and behold, when they arrived, you bathed for them, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-13.htm">Isaiah 1:13-15</a></span><br />Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. / I hate your New Moons and your appointed feasts. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. / When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">2 Kings 23:12-13</a></span><br />He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley. / The king also desecrated the high places east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, which King Solomon of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Jeremiah 32:34-35</a></span><br />They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. / They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13-14</a></span><br />They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-23</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-6</a></span><br />“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a></span><br />But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. / God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Acts 7:41-43</a></span><br />At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. / But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? / You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, see, thus have they done in the middle of my house.</p><p class="hdg">they came</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Isaiah 3:9</a></b></br> The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide <i>it</i> not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-8.htm">Jeremiah 7:8-11</a></b></br> Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">Jeremiah 11:15</a></b></br> What hath my beloved to do in mine house, <i>seeing</i> she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.</p><p class="hdg">thus</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Ezekiel 23:38</a></b></br> Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7</a></b></br> In that ye have brought <i>into my sanctuary</i> strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, <i>even</i> my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4</a></b></br> And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Desecrated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-36.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-22.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Lo</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-31.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-10.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-21.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-38.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/25-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Desecrated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Images</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/matthew/24-23.htm">Lo</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Sacrificed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Slaughtered</a> <a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Slaughtering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-11.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-6.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">and shows their judgments</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites were explicitly forbidden from such practices (<a href="/leviticus/18-21.htm">Leviticus 18:21</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/12-31.htm">Deuteronomy 12:31</a>). The act of sacrificing children to idols like Molech was a grave sin, demonstrating the depth of Israel's apostasy. This practice was not only a violation of God's commandments but also a profound moral corruption, showing the extent to which the Israelites had adopted pagan customs. The timing, "on the very day," underscores the immediacy and audacity of their sin, indicating a complete disregard for the sanctity of life and God's law.<p><b>they entered My sanctuary to profane it</b><br>Entering the sanctuary after committing such abominations was a direct defilement of God's holy place. The sanctuary, or temple, was where God's presence dwelled among His people (<a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>). By entering it in a state of spiritual impurity, the Israelites were desecrating what was meant to be a place of worship and holiness. This act of entering the sanctuary after engaging in idolatry and child sacrifice was a blatant act of hypocrisy and disrespect. It reflects a misunderstanding or disregard for the holiness required to approach God, as outlined in the laws of purity and worship (<a href="/leviticus/19-30.htm">Leviticus 19:30</a>, <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a>).<p><b>Yes, they did this inside My house</b><br>The repetition and emphasis in this phrase highlight the severity of the offense. "My house" refers to the temple, which was considered the dwelling place of God on earth (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-13</a>). The temple was central to Israelite worship and identity, symbolizing God's covenant relationship with His people. By committing such acts within the temple, the Israelites were not only violating the physical space but also the spiritual covenant with God. This act of profanation is reminiscent of other instances in scripture where the temple was defiled, such as in the time of King Manasseh (<a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</a>). It serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of maintaining the sanctity of worship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who was called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Oholah and Oholibah</a></b><br>Symbolic names for Samaria and Jerusalem, representing the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel, respectively. They are depicted as sisters who engage in idolatry and unfaithfulness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the holy place where God's presence dwelt and where the Israelites were to worship Him alone.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>False gods that the Israelites worshipped, often involving detestable practices such as child sacrifice.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/child_sacrifice.htm">Child Sacrifice</a></b><br>A heinous act condemned by God, where children were offered to idols, demonstrating the depth of Israel's apostasy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_idolatry.htm">The Seriousness of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of false gods but a profound betrayal of our relationship with the one true God. It leads to moral and spiritual decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_worship.htm">The Sanctity of Worship</a></b><br>Entering God's sanctuary with unrepentant hearts and sinful practices profanes His holy name. True worship requires purity and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent sin, especially when it involves the desecration of what is holy, leads to severe consequences. God's patience has limits, and judgment is inevitable for unrepentant hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in the face of judgment, God desires repentance. He calls His people to turn from their wicked ways and return to Him with sincere hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live holy lives, set apart for God. This includes rejecting idolatry in all its forms and maintaining the purity of our worship and daily living.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/archaeological_proof_for_2_kings_21_3-9.htm">Is there any archaeological proof supporting the extensive idolatrous practices detailed in 2 Kings 21:3-9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_child_sacrifice_in_ezekiel_16_20-21_credible.htm">How credible is the depiction of widespread child sacrifice in Ezekiel 16:20-21, given limited archaeological evidence for such practices in Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_molech_historically_religiously.htm">Who is Molech in historical and religious contexts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the very</span><br /><span class="heb">הַה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they slaughtered</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ša·ḥă·ṭām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7819.htm">Strong's 7819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter, beat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their children</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for their idols,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגִלּ֣וּלֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> </span><span class="str2">A log, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they entered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְדָּשִׁ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(miq·dā·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> </span><span class="str2">A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to profane it.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחַלְּל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥal·lə·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Yes,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḵōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they did</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">inside</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My house.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:39 For when they had slain their children (Ezek. 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