Bible Strands
Ezekiel 8:14
Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes a vision where a divine figure transports him to the north gate of the temple during a sequence of revealed idolatrous practices. This occurs immediately after a warning that even greater abominations will be shown, and before a second promise to reveal more.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיָּבֵא (va.ya've) literally means "and he brought," while פֶּתַח שַׁעַר (petach sha'ar) translates to "entrance of the gate." These terms anchor the vision to a specific architectural threshold rather than a metaphorical space.
The thread — The north gate of the house of the LORD appears again in Ezekiel 44:4 as the point of entry for the visionary and in Ezekiel 46:9 as the designated worship entrance for the people during appointed feasts. These passages preserve the gate’s structural role without repeating the mourning ritual.
Why it lands — The text records women weeping for Tammuz at a sacred threshold, requiring the reader to note the location and action before drawing conclusions about syncretistic worship. It demands attention to where idolatry occurs rather than excusing it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 44:4 Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.
- Ezekiel 46:9 When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.