Ezekiel 8:7

Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God directs Ezekiel during a visionary inspection of the temple precincts, immediately after warning the prophet that Israel’s idolatry is driving Him from His sanctuary and promising to reveal greater abominations.

The words — The text highlights חֹר (chor), meaning a hole or opening, and פֶתַח (pe'tach), meaning the entrance, as Ezekiel observes a concealed breach in the temple wall.

The thread — The temple court appears in 1 Kings 7:12 as part of Solomon’s constructed sanctuary and in 2 Kings 21:5 where Manasseh builds altars within its precincts.

Why it lands — The verse records a physical discovery that precedes divine revelation, requiring the reader to recognize that hidden corruption within sacred spaces demands direct investigation rather than avoidance.

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The Hebrew words

וַיָּבֵ֥אva/i.ya.Ve'and/ he brought אֹתִ֖י'o.T/i<obj.>/ me אֶל־'el-to פֶּ֣תַחPe.tach[the] entrance of הֶֽחָצֵ֑רhe./cha.Tzerthe/ court וָאֶרְאֶ֕הva./'er.'Ehand/ I saw וְהִנֵּ֥הve./hi.Nehand/ there!חֹר־chor-a hole אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chadone בַּקִּֽיר׃ba./Kir[was] in the/ wall

King James Version

And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.

Cross-references

1 Kings 7:12 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
2 Kings 21:5 In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.