5
Then He said to me, "Son of man, lift your eyes now toward the north." So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, was this image of jealousy in the entrance.
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Furthermore He said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, to make Me go far away from My sanctuary? Now turn again, you will see greater abominations."
7
So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall.
8
Then He said to me, "Son of man, dig into the wall"; and when I dug into the wall, there was a door.
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And He said to me, "Go in, and see the wicked abominations which they are doing there."
10
So I went in and saw, and there--every sort of creeping thing, abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed all around on the walls.
11
And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, and in their midst stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan. Each man had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense went up.
12
Then He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the room of his idols? For they say, 'The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.' "
13
And He said to me, "Turn again, and you will see greater abominations that they are doing."
14
So He brought me to the door of the north gate of the Lord's house; and to my dismay, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz.
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Then He said to me, "Have you seen this, O son of man? Turn again, you will see greater abominations than these."