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href="/bsb/ezekiel/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And he said to me, &#8220Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said to me, “Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations that they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He said to me, &#8220Go in and see the wicked abominations that they are committing here.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations that they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He said to me, “Go in and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked, repulsive acts that they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, “Go in and see the detestable, wicked acts they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, &#8220Go in and see the terrible and detestable things they are committing here.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Go in," God said, "and see what horrible and evil things the people are doing." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He said to me, "Go in, and see the wicked, disgusting things that the people of Israel are doing here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He told me, "Go in and look at the evil, disgusting things they are doing there." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he told me, "Go on through that entrance, so you may see the wicked, detestable things that they're committing here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He said to me, ?Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, "Go in and see the evil abominations they are practicing here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, "Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to me, “Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He says to me, “Go in, and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He saith to me, 'Go in, and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, Come and see the evil abominations which they are doing here.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me: Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they commit here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Go in, he said to me, and see the evil abominations they are doing here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to me, “Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to me, Go in and see the abominations and wicked things that they do here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to me: “Enter and see the defilement and the evil that they are doing here”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He said unto me: 'Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to me, Go in, and behold the iniquities which they practise here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/8-9.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=1727" 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/8.htm">The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>“Son of man,” He told me, “dig through the wall.” So I dug through the wall and discovered a doorway. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then He said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“Go in</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see</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/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">abominations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">are committing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6311.htm" title="6311: pōh (Adv) -- Here, hither. Or po; or pow; probably from a primitive inseparable particle p and huw'; this place, i.e. Here or hence.">here.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.…<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="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Ezekiel 14:3-5</a></span><br />“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way? / Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry, / so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7-8</a></span><br />And I said to them: ‘Each of you must throw away the abominations before his eyes, and you must not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’ / But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-39.htm">Ezekiel 23:39</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="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-17.htm">Ezekiel 16:17-18</a></span><br />You also took the fine jewelry of gold and silver I had given you, and you made male idols with which to prostitute yourself. / You took your embroidered garments to cover them, and you set My oil and incense before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a></span><br />For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Jeremiah 32:34</a></span><br />They have placed their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</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. / He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-6</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16-19</a></span><br />that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female, / of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air, / or of any creature that crawls on the ground or fish that is in the waters below. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16-17</a></span><br />They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a></span><br />And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. / There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4-7</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. / He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. ...<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.</p><p class="hdg">that they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></b></br> But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-6.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/8-13.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Committing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-13.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-18.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-2.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-5.htm">is shown the image of jealousy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-7.htm">the chambers of imagery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-13.htm">the mourners for Tammuz</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">the worshippers toward the sun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/8-17.htm">God's wrath for their idolatry</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then He said to me</b><br>This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to the prophet Ezekiel. Throughout the book of Ezekiel, God frequently speaks to the prophet, providing visions and instructions. This divine communication underscores the authority and authenticity of Ezekiel's prophetic message. It is reminiscent of other instances in the Bible where God speaks directly to His prophets, such as with Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4</a> and Isaiah in <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a>.<p><b>Go in and see</b><br>Ezekiel is commanded to enter and observe, highlighting the role of a prophet as a witness to the actions and conditions of the people. This command to "go in" suggests a deeper revelation of hidden sins, similar to how God reveals the hidden things of the heart (<a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a>). The act of seeing is crucial for Ezekiel's role as a prophet, as he must accurately convey God's message to the people.<p><b>the wicked abominations</b><br>The term "wicked abominations" refers to the idolatrous practices and moral corruption taking place in the temple. In the context of Ezekiel, these abominations are particularly egregious because they occur in a place meant for the worship of Yahweh. The use of "abominations" is consistent with other Old Testament references to idolatry and sin, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a>. These practices are a direct violation of the covenant relationship between God and Israel.<p><b>they are committing here</b><br>The location "here" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, a sacred space that has been defiled by the people's actions. This desecration of the temple is a significant theme in Ezekiel, as it represents the spiritual decline of Israel. The historical context is the period leading up to the Babylonian exile, a time of great apostasy and rebellion against God. The actions of the people in the temple are a microcosm of the broader unfaithfulness of the nation, which ultimately leads to judgment and exile, as prophesied in <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-33</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of God's visions and messages, tasked with delivering them to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who reveals the hidden abominations to Ezekiel, demonstrating His omniscience and concern for holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy place where God’s presence was meant to dwell, now defiled by idolatrous practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>A supernatural revelation given to Ezekiel, showing the spiritual corruption within the temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_abominations.htm">The Abominations</a></b><br>Idolatrous practices and detestable acts committed by the Israelites, which provoke God's anger.<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 a historical issue but a present danger. Anything that takes the place of God in our hearts can become an idol. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols, such as materialism, power, or even relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience_and_holiness.htm">God's Omniscience and Holiness</a></b><br>God sees all, even the hidden sins of our hearts. His holiness demands that we live in purity and truth. We should strive to live transparently before God, confessing and repenting of our sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>The leaders in the temple were responsible for guiding the people in worship. Their failure led to widespread corruption. Spiritual leaders today must uphold God's standards and lead by example.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision serves as a call to repentance. We are reminded of the need to turn away from sin and return to God, seeking His forgiveness and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_9_symbolic,_not_literal.htm">Could Ezekiel 9 be interpreted as a purely symbolic vision rather than a literal event, and if so, why include graphic details?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_babylonian_captivity.htm">What are the Babylonian Captivity and Exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_idolatry_in_hosea_9_1.htm">In Hosea 9:1, what evidence supports or disputes Israel's alleged widespread idolatry as described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_need_a_mark_if_god_knows_all.htm">Why would a supernatural mark (Ezekiel 9:4) be necessary if God is omniscient and already knows who is righteous?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/8-9.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">Then He said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֖אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Go in</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(bō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<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">and see</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְאֵה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָע֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">abominations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתּוֹעֵב֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are committing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹשִׂ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine 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">here.”</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(pōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6311.htm">Strong's 6311: </a> </span><span class="str2">This place, here</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/8-9.htm">Ezekiel 8:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/8-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 8:9 He said to me Go (Ezek. 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