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.
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He said to me: You will see them performing even more detestable practices.
14
He brought me to the entrance of the North Gate of the temple, where women were sitting and performing the Tammuz lament.
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He said to me: Human one, do you see? Yet you will see even more detestable practices than these.
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He brought me to the inner court of the LORD's temple. There, at the entrance to the LORD's temple, between the porch and the altar, were twenty-five men facing toward the east with their backs to the LORD's temple. They were bowing to the sun in the east.
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He said to me: Do you see, human one? Isn't it enough that the house of Judah has observed here all these detestable things? They have filled the land with violence, and they continue to provoke my fury. Look at them! They even put the branch to their noses!