Ezekiel 8:9

9 “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!”

Ezekiel 8:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 8:9

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.

Ezekiel 8:9 In-Context

7 Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall.

8 He said to me, “Now, son of man, dig into the wall.” So I dug into the wall and found a hidden doorway.

9 “Go in,” he said, “and see the wicked and detestable sins they are committing in there!”

10 So I went in and saw the walls covered with engravings of all kinds of crawling animals and detestable creatures. I also saw the various idols worshiped by the people of Israel.

11 Seventy leaders of Israel were standing there with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan in the center. Each of them held an incense burner, from which a cloud of incense rose above their heads.