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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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Ezekiel 8:15 In-Context
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He said also unto me, "Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do."
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Then He brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
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Then said He unto me, "Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these."
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And He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men with their backs toward the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they worshiped the sun toward the east.
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Then He said unto me, "Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence and have returned to provoke Me to anger; and lo, they put the branch to their nose.
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