And he said unto me, go in Into the room or chamber the door opened into: and behold the wicked abominations they do here; the idolatries there committed, wicked in themselves, and abominable to God.
7
He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard; and when I looked, I saw a hole in the wall.
8
He said to me, "Human being, dig into the wall." After digging in the wall, I saw a door.
9
"Go in," he said, "and see the wicked practices they are engaged in here."
10
So I went in and looked, and there, carved on the walls all around, were every kind of reptile and repulsive animal, along with all the idols of the house of Isra'el.
11
Standing in front of them were seventy of the leading men of the house of Isra'el - in the center stood Ya'azanyahu the son of Shafan. Each man had his incense-burner in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense went up.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.