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And it was, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, that I◦ sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, and the hand of the Lord Jehovih* fell on me there.
2
And I saw, and, behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire; from the appearance of His loins and downward, fire; and from His loins and upward, as a shining◦ appearance, as the aspect of amber.
3
And He sent the shape of a hand, and took me by the fringe of my head; and the spirit lifted me between the earth and the heavens, and brought me in the visions◦ of God to▫ Jerusalem, to▵ the entrance of the inner gate that faces toward the north, where the similitude of jealousy was sitting, which causes··jealousy.
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And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according··to the vision◦ that I saw in the vale.
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And He said to▵ me, Son of man, lift··up thine eyes now◦ the way toward the north. And I lifted··up my eyes the way toward the north, and behold, northward at◦ the gate of the altar was this similitude of jealousy in the entry.
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And He said to▵ me, Son of man, seest thou◦ what they◦ are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel does here, that I should be··far from My sanctuary? But return thee yet··again; thou shalt see greater abominations.
7
And He brought me to▵ the entrance of the court; and I saw, and behold, one hole in the wall◦.
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And He said unto▵ me, Son of man, dig··through now◦ into the wall◦; and I dug··through into the wall◦, and behold, one entrance.
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And He said to▵ me, Go··in, and see the evil abominations that they◦ are doing here.
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And I came··in and saw; and behold, every shape of creeping things, and detestable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed on the wall◦ around and around.
11
And there stood before them seventy men◦ of the elders of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah◦ the son of Shaphan, and each··man◦ with his incense··burner in his hand; and a supplicating cloud of incense went··up.
12
And He said to▵ me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each··man◦ in the chambers of his imagery? For they say, Jehovah sees us not◦; Jehovah has forsaken the earth.
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And He said to▵ me, Thou shalt yet return; thou shalt see greater abominations that they◦ are doing.
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And He brought me to▵ the entrance of the gate of Jehovah’s house which was toward▵ the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
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And said He to▵ me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Turn· thee ·back yet··again; thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
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And He brought me into▵ the inner court of Jehovah’s house, and, behold, at the entrance 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◦ worshipped the sun toward the east.
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And He said to▵ me, Hast thou seen, O son of man? Is· it a ·light thing to the house of Judah which they do, the abominations which they do here? For they have··filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke Me; and, behold, they put··forth◦ the sprig to▵ their nose.
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And I◦ will also do this with fury; My eye shall not spare, neither will I have··pity; and they will call in My ears with a great voice, and I will not hear them.
