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Ezekiel 8:6
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Ezekiel immediately after the prophet observes the idol of jealousy at the north entrance. The vision shifts from a single idol to a broader revelation of temple corruption.
The words — The term בֶּן־אָדָם (ben-'adam) literally means "son of man," identifying the prophet as a human representative. The participle עֹשִׂים ('osim) translates to "doing," stressing the continuous, active performance of their rites.
The thread — The warning that sin drives God from His sanctuary parallels the declaration in Ezekiel 5:11. The escalating vision of corruption flows directly into the command to enter and observe further wickedness in Ezekiel 8:9.
Why it lands — The text states that Israel's idolatry actively forces God away from His sanctuary and promises yet greater corruption. It requires the reader to acknowledge that spiritual compromise is cumulative and demands immediate, unflinching confrontation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 5:11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you.
- Ezekiel 10:19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.
- Ezekiel 8:9 Then He said to me, “Go in and see the wicked abominations they are committing here.”
- Deuteronomy 31:16 And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.
- 2 Kings 23:4 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.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 78:60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.
- Proverbs 5:14 I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
- Jeremiah 3:6 Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
- Jeremiah 7:17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?