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It came about in the sixthyear, on the fifth day of the sixthmonth, as I was sitting in my house with the elders of Judahsittingbefore me, that the hand of the LordGODfell on me there.
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Then I looked, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of a man; from His loins and downward there was the appearance of fire, and from His loins and upward the appearance of brightness, like the appearance of glowingmetal.
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He stretched out the form of a hand and caught me by a lock of my head; and the Spiritlifted me up betweenearth and heaven and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the northgate of the inner court, where* the seat of the idol of jealousy, whichprovokes to jealousy, was located.
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Then He said to me, "Son of man, raise your eyesnowtoward the north." So I raised my eyestoward the north, and behold, to the north of the altargate was thisidol of jealousy at the entrance.
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And He said to me, "Son of man, do you seewhat they are doing, the greatabominationswhich the house of Israel are committinghere, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will seestillgreaterabominations."
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So I entered and looked, and behold, everyform of creepingthings and beasts and detestablethings, with all the idols of the house of Israel, were carved on the wallallaround.