And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםdo youהֲ אַתָּהseeרֹאֶהwhatמָהtheyהֵםare doing,עֹשִׂיםthe greatגְּדֹלוֹתabominationsתּוֹעֵבוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלis doingעֹשִׂיםhere,פֹּהto go farלְרָחֳקָהfromמֵעַלmy sanctuary?מִקְדָּשִׁיAnd yetוְעוֹדyou will againתָּשׁוּבseeתִּרְאֶהgreatגְּדֹלוֹתabominations.”תּוֹעֵבוֹת
Ezekiel 8:6
Study it in the app“And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is doing here, to go far from my sanctuary? And yet you will again see great abominations.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 8:6, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- seeרֹאֶהroe
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roe” appears- are doingעֹשִׂיםosim
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “osim” appears- the greatגְּדֹלוֹתgedolot
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolot” appears- abominationsתּוֹעֵבוֹתtoevot
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toevot” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- to go farרָחֳקָהrachoka
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “rachoka” appears- my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁmikdashi
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdashi” appears- you will againתָּשׁוּבtashuv
again
To do something one more time.
Where else “tashuv” appears
Translation note
“To go far from my sanctuary”: the Hebrew does not say who goes away; it may be the people, or YHWH, who leaves his sanctuary (10:18-19).
The context
5And he said to me, “Son of man, lift up your eyes toward the north.” And I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and look, north of the gate of the altar was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.
6 · This verse (above)
7And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and I looked, and look, a hole in the wall.