Ezekiel 8

In a vision, YHWH transports Ezekiel to Jerusalem's temple, revealing the **image of jealousy** at the north gate that provokes divine anger, followed by greater abominations including elders worshiping idols, creeping things, and beasts in a secret chamber while claiming 'YHWH does not see us.' YHWH declares judgment without pity due to Judah's persistent idolatry and violence, filling the land with abominations.[1][2][3]

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Verse 1 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/שָּׁנָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 bashanah in the year in the year-cycle HRd/Ncfsa הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֗ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤔𐤉𐤕 hashishit the sixth the sixth (feminine singular) HTd/Aofsa בַּ/שִּׁשִּׁי֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤔𐤉 bashishi in the sixth in the sixth HRd/Aomsa בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 bachamishah on the fifth in the five HR/Acmsa לַ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) of the month to the new-moon month HRd/Ncmsa אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev was sitting the one dwelling HVqrmsa בְּ/בֵיתִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beveyti in my house in my house HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/זִקְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 veziqeney and elders and aged-ones of HC/Aampc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim sitting the ones dwelling HVqrmpa לְ/פָנָ֑/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me to my faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וַ/תִּפֹּ֤ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤋 vatipol fell and she fell HC/Vqw3fs עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD יַ֖ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand hand HNcbsc אֲדֹנָ֥/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay of my Lord my Lords HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהֹוִֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovih YHWH He-Is (YHWH) HNp
Verse 3 וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he stretched out and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms תַּבְנִ֣ית 𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤕 tavenit form building-pattern of HNcfsc יָ֔ד 𐤉𐤃 yad of a hand hand HNcbsa וַ/יִּקָּחֵ֖/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇/𐤍𐤉 vayiqacheni and took me and he took me HC/Vqw3ms/Sp1cs בְּ/צִיצִ֣ת 𐤁/𐤑𐤉𐤑𐤕 betsitsit by a lock by a blossom-fringe of HR/Ncfsc רֹאשִׁ֑/י 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤉 roshi of my head my head HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/תִּשָּׂ֣א 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤀 vatisa and lifted and she lifted up HC/Vqw3fs אֹתִ֣/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me up me HTo/Sp1cs ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) Spirit wind-breath HNcbsa בֵּֽין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between (in distinction) HR הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R הַ/שָּׁמַ֡יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim heaven the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וַ/תָּבֵא֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤀 vatave and brought and she caused-to-come HC/Vhw3fs אֹתִ֨/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti-2 me me HTo/Sp1cs יְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָ/ה 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌/𐤄 yerushalaemah to Jerusalem toward Foundation-of-Peace HNp/Sd בְּ/מַרְא֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 bemareot in visions in visions of HR/Ncfpc אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty powers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR פֶּ֜תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach entrance opening-of HNcmsc שַׁ֤עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar of the gate opening-gate of HNcmsc הַ/פְּנִימִית֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤕 hapenimit inner the inner (feminine singular) HTd/Aafsa הַ/פּוֹנֶ֣ה 𐤄/𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤄 haponeh that faces the one who turns HTd/Vqrmsa צָפ֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah north toward the hidden-quarter HNcfsa/Sd אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD מוֹשַׁ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤁 moshav was the seat dwelling-place of HNcmsc סֵ֖מֶל 𐤎𐤌𐤋 semel of the image likeness-of HNcmsc הַ/קִּנְאָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤄 haqineah of jealousy the jealous zeal HTd/Ncfsa הַ/מַּקְנֶֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤄 hamaqeneh which provokes to jealousy the acquirer HTd/Vhrmsa
Verse 5 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc אָדָ֕ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man the earthling HNcmsa שָׂא 𐤔𐤀 sa lift up Lift up! HVqv2ms נָ֥א 𐤍𐤀 na now pray, now HTe עֵינֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha your eyes your two eyes (addressing you, masculine singular) HNcbdc/Sp2ms דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way treaded path-of HNcbsc צָפ֑וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah toward the north toward the hidden-quarter HNcfsa/Sd וָ/אֶשָּׂ֤א 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤀 vaesa and I lifted up and I lifted up HC/Vqw1cs עֵינַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 eynay my eyes my eyes HNcbdc/Sp1cs דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe-2 way treaded path-of HNcbsc צָפ֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍/𐤄 tsafonah-2 toward the north toward the hidden-quarter HNcfsa/Sd וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm מִ/צָּפוֹן֙ 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsafon from the north from the hidden-quarter (north) HR/Ncfsa לְ/שַׁ֣עַר 𐤋/𐤔𐤏𐤓 leshaar to the gate to the gate-of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha of the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa סֵ֛מֶל 𐤎𐤌𐤋 semel image likeness-of HNcmsc הַ/קִּנְאָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤄 haqineah of jealousy the jealous zeal HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms בַּ/בִּאָֽה 𐤁/𐤁𐤀𐤄 babiah in the entrance in the entry-place HRd/Ncfsa
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc אָדָ֕ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man the earthling HNcmsa הֲ/רֹאֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤄 haroeh do you see the seeing-one HTi/Vqrmsa אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms מ/הם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mhm what they HR/Sp3mp מָ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they themselves HPp3mp עֹשִׂ֑ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim are doing makers HVqrmpa תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 toevot abominations detestable things HNcfpa גְּדֹל֜וֹת 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 gedolot great great (feminine plural) HAafpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp עֹשִׂ֣ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim-2 committing makers HVqrmpa פֹּ֗ה 𐤐𐤄 poh here here at-this-place HD לְ/רָֽחֳקָה֙ 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤒𐤄 lerachoqah to go far off to be far-removed HR/Vqc מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon HR/R מִקְדָּשִׁ֔/י 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 miqedashi my sanctuary my set-apart sanctuary HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/עוֹד֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod and yet and still continuing HC/D תָּשׁ֣וּב 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁 tashuv you will turn you (masculine singular) will turn back HVqi2ms תִּרְאֶ֔ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh you will see you (masculine singular) will see HVqi2ms תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 toevot-2 abominations detestable things HNcfpa גְּדֹלֽוֹת 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕 gedolot-2 greater great (feminine plural) HAafpa
Verse 11 וְ/שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 veshiveim and-seventy and seventy HC/Acbpa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men individual man HNcmsa מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 miziqeney of the elders from the aged-elders of HR/Aampc בֵֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt of the house house HNcmsc יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וְ/יַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 veyaazaneyahu and Jaazaniah and Yaʿazanyah (Yah-has-heard) HC/Np בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc שָׁפָ֜ן 𐤔𐤐𐤍 shafan of Shaphan Hider HNp עֹמֵ֤ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed standing the one standing HVqrmsa בְּ/תוֹכָ/ם֙ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤌 betokham in their midst in their midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp עֹמְדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 omedim standing standing ones HVqrmpa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them to the face of them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and a man and a man HC/Ncmsa מִקְטַרְתּ֖/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕/𐤅 miqetareto his censer his incense-burning pan HNcfsc/Sp3ms בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/עֲתַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤓 vaatar and thick and abundance-of HC/Ncmsc עֲנַֽן 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan cloud covering-cloud HNcmsc הַ/קְּטֹ֖רֶת 𐤄/𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 haqetoret of the incense the incense-smoke HTd/Ncfsa עֹלֶֽה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh going up one ascending HVqrmsa
Verse 12 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ/י֮ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs הֲ/רָאִ֣יתָ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 haraita have you seen Have you seen? HTi/Vqp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc אָדָם֒ 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man the earthling HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which HTr זִקְנֵ֤י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders aged-ones of HAampc בֵֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt of house house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp עֹשִׂ֣ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim are doing makers HVqrmpa בַּ/חֹ֔שֶׁךְ 𐤁/𐤇𐤔𐤊 bachoshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) in the darkness in the darkness HRd/Ncmsa אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man individual man HNcmsa בְּ/חַדְרֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 bechaderey in chambers in the inner chambers of HR/Ncmpc מַשְׂכִּית֑/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤕/𐤅 masekito of his imagery his beheld-figure HNcfsc/Sp3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אֹמְרִ֗ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 omerim they say causing-to-say-ones HVqrmpa אֵ֤ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn not there-is-no HTn יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp רֹאֶ֣ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 roeh sees the seeing one (masculine singular) HVqrmsa אֹתָ֔/נוּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 otanu us us HTo/Sp1cp עָזַ֥ב 𐤏𐤆𐤁 azav has forsaken he has abandoned HVqp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 16 וַ/יָּבֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and he brought and he brought HC/Vhw3ms אֹתִ֗/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me HTo/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חֲצַ֣ר 𐤇𐤑𐤓 chatsar court enclosed-court HNcbsc בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp הַ/פְּנִימִית֒ 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤕 hapenimit the inner the inner (feminine singular) HTd/Aafsa וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm פֶ֜תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 fetach entrance opening-of HNcmsc הֵיכַ֣ל 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 heykhal of temple great hall of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp בֵּ֤ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between (in distinction) HR הָֽ/אוּלָם֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 haulam the porch the bound-vestibule HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R הַ/מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 hamizebecha the altar the slaughter-place HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤊/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 keeserim about twenty about twenty HR/Acbpa וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 vachamishah and five and five HC/Acmsa אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men individual man HNcmsa אֲחֹ֨רֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achoreyhem backs of them the hinder-parts of them HNcmpc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הֵיכַ֤ל 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 heykhal-2 temple great hall of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וּ/פְנֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 ufeneyhem and faces of them and their faces HC/Ncbpc/Sp3mp קֵ֔דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah eastward frontward HNcmsa/Sd וְ/הֵ֛מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah and they and they themselves HC/Pp3mp מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤌 mishetachavitem bowing down you (masculine plural) prostrated yourselves in homage HVvrmpa קֵ֖דְמָ/ה 𐤒𐤃𐤌/𐤄 qedemah-2 eastward frontward HNcmsa/Sd לַ/שָּֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤔 lashamesh to the sun to the shining sun HRd/Ncbsa
Verse 17 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אֵלַ/י֮ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs הֲ/רָאִ֣יתָ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 haraita have you seen Have you seen? HTi/Vqp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son builder-son HNcmsc אָדָם֒ 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man the earthling HNcmsa הֲ/נָקֵל֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤋 hanaqel is it a light thing Is he being made light? HTi/VNp3ms לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt for house to the house(s) HR/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp מֵ/עֲשׂ֕וֹת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 measot to do from doing HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 hatoevot abominations the detestable things HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עָֽשׂוּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they have done you caused to do HVqp3cp פֹ֑ה 𐤐𐤄 foh here right here (in this very place) HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC מָלְא֨וּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu they have filled they have filled up HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets land the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa חָמָ֗ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrong HNcmsa וַ/יָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu and they returned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp לְ/הַכְעִיסֵ֔/נִי 𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤏𐤉𐤎/𐤍𐤉 lehakheiseni to provoke me to cause me to be indignant HR/Vhc/Sp1cs וְ/הִנָּ֛/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤍/𐤌 vehinam and behold they and behold— they HC/Tm/Sp3mp שֹׁלְחִ֥ים 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤉𐤌 sholechim putting the sending ones HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/זְּמוֹרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤄 hazemorah branch the pruned-twig HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַפָּֽ/ם 𐤀𐤐/𐤌 apam their nose their nose HNcmsc/Sp3mp