Ezekiel 8:8

8 He said, "Mortal man, break through the wall here." I broke through it and found a door.

Ezekiel 8:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 8:8

Then said he unto me, son of man, dig now in the wall
And so make the hole larger; that he might have a fuller view of what was to be seen within the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door;
an opening, by which he could go into the cell or chamber, and take a full view of what was to be seen there. All this was visionary, for in reality the prophet did not dig, nor could he, not having anything to dig with; but so things appeared to his mind in the vision: first a little hole, by which he could discern there was a room; then, by making use of some means, a large door appeared, at which there was an entrance into it.

Ezekiel 8:8 In-Context

6 God said to me, "Mortal man, do you see what is happening? Look at the disgusting things the people of Israel are doing here, driving me farther and farther away from my holy place. You will see even more disgraceful things than this."

7 He took me to the entrance of the outer courtyard and showed me a hole in the wall.

8 He said, "Mortal man, break through the wall here." I broke through it and found a door.

9 He told me, "Go in and look at the evil, disgusting things they are doing there."

10 So I went in and looked. The walls were covered with drawings of snakes and other unclean animals, and of the other things which the Israelites were worshiping.