Ezekiel 8:15
What does Ezekiel 8:15 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 8:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? thou shalt again see yet greater abominations than these.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? you will see even more disgusting things than these.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And He saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man? again thou dost turn, thou dost see greater abominations than these.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said unto me, Seest thou, son of man? Thou shalt yet again see greater abominations than these.
Context
v.14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Jehovah’s house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.
v.15This passage
v.16And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah’s house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 8:9
And he said unto me, Go in, and see the wicked abominations that they do here.
- Ezekiel 8:6
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.
- Ezekiel 8:12
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.
- 2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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