Then said he unto me, hast thou seen [this], O son of man? &c.] This shocking piece of idolatry, women weeping for Tammuz: turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations than these; or, "great abominations besides these" F6.
FOOTNOTES:
F6 (hlam twldg twbewt) "abominationes magnas praeter istas", Calvin.
13
He also said to me, "You will see even more hateful things that they are doing."
14
Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Temple of the Lord, where I saw women sitting and crying for Tammuz.
15
He said to me, "Do you see, human? You will see things even more hateful than these."
16
Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Temple. There I saw about twenty-five men at the entrance to the Temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar. With their backs turned to the Temple of the Lord, they faced east and were worshiping the sun in the east.
17
He said to me, "Do you see, human? Is it unimportant that the people of Judah are doing the hateful things they have done here? They have filled the land with violence and made me continually angry. Look, they are insulting me every way they can.