Verse 16
And he brought{H935} me into the inner{H6442} court{H2691} of Jehovah's{H3068} house;{H1004} and behold, at the door{H6607} of the temple{H1964} of Jehovah,{H3068} between the porch{H197} and the altar,{H4196} were about five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} men,{H376} with their backs{H268} toward the temple{H1964} of Jehovah,{H3068} and their faces{H6440} toward the east;{H6924} and they were worshipping{H7812} the sun{H8121} toward the east.{H6924}
Referenced Verses
- Jer 2:27 : 27 who say{H559} to a stock,{H6086} Thou art my father;{H1} and to a stone,{H68} Thou hast brought me forth:{H3205} for they have turned{H6437} their back{H6203} unto me, and not their face;{H6440} but in the time{H6256} of their trouble{H7451} they will say,{H559} Arise,{H6965} and save{H3467} us.
- Deut 4:19 : 19 and lest thou lift up{H5375} thine eyes{H5869} unto heaven,{H8064} and when thou seest{H7200} the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} and the stars,{H3556} even all the host{H6635} of heaven,{H8064} thou be drawn{H5080} away and worship{H7812} them, and serve{H5647} them, which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath allotted{H2505} unto all the peoples{H5971} under the whole heaven.{H8064}
- Deut 17:3 : 3 and hath gone{H3212} and served{H5647} other{H312} gods,{H430} and worshipped{H7812} them, or the sun,{H8121} or the moon,{H3394} or any of the host{H6635} of heaven,{H8064} which I have not commanded;{H6680}
- Joel 2:17 : 17 Let the priests,{H3548} the ministers{H8334} of Jehovah,{H3068} weep{H1058} between the porch{H197} and the altar,{H4196} and let them say,{H559} Spare{H2347} thy people,{H5971} O Jehovah,{H3068} and give{H5414} not thy heritage{H5159} to reproach,{H2781} that the nations{H1471} should rule over{H4910} them: wherefore should they say{H559} among the peoples,{H5971} Where is their God?{H430}
- 2 Chr 29:6 : 6 For our fathers{H1} have trespassed,{H4603} and done{H6213} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of Jehovah{H3068} our God,{H430} and have forsaken{H5800} him, and have turned away{H5437} their faces{H6440} from the habitation{H4908} of Jehovah,{H3068} and turned{H5414} their backs.{H6203}
- Job 31:26-28 : 26 If I have beheld{H7200} the sun{H216} when it shined,{H1984} Or the moon{H3394} walking{H1980} in brightness,{H3368} 27 And my heart{H3820} hath been secretly{H5643} enticed,{H6601} And my mouth{H6310} hath kissed{H5401} my hand:{H3027} 28 This also were an iniquity{H5771} to be punished by the judges;{H6416} For I should have denied{H3584} the God{H410} that is above.{H4605}
- Ezek 40:28 : 28 Then he brought{H935} me to the inner{H6442} court{H2691} by the south{H1864} gate:{H8179} and he measured{H4058} the south{H1864} gate{H8179} according to these measures;{H4060}
- Ezek 43:5 : 5 And the Spirit{H7307} took me up,{H5375} and brought{H935} me into the inner{H6442} court;{H2691} and, behold, the glory{H3519} of Jehovah{H3068} filled{H4390} the house.{H1004}
- Ezek 45:19 : 19 And the priest{H3548} shall take{H3947} of the blood{H1818} of the sin-offering,{H2403} and put{H5414} it upon the door-posts{H4201} of the house,{H1004} and upon the four{H702} corners{H6438} of the ledge{H5835} of the altar,{H4196} and upon the posts{H4201} of the gate{H8179} of the inner{H6442} court.{H2691}
- Jer 32:33 : 33 And they have turned{H6437} unto me the back,{H6203} and not the face:{H6440} and though I taught{H3925} them, rising up early{H7925} and teaching{H3925} them, yet they have not hearkened{H8085} to receive{H3947} instruction.{H4148}
- Jer 44:17 : 17 But we will certainly{H6213} perform{H6213} every word{H1697} that is gone forth{H3318} out of our mouth,{H6310} to burn incense{H6999} unto the queen{H4446} of heaven,{H8064} and to pour out{H5258} drink-offerings{H5262} unto her, as we have done,{H6213} we and our fathers,{H1} our kings{H4428} and our princes,{H8269} in the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} and in the streets{H2351} of Jerusalem;{H3389} for then had we plenty{H7646} of victuals,{H3899} and were well,{H2896} and saw{H7200} no evil.{H7451}
- Ezek 10:3 : 3 Now the cherubim{H3742} stood{H5975} on the right side{H3225} of the house,{H1004} when the man{H376} went in;{H935} and the cloud{H6051} filled{H4390} the inner{H6442} court.{H2691}
- Ezek 11:1 : 1 Moreover the Spirit{H7307} lifted me up,{H5375} and brought{H935} me unto the east{H6931} gate{H8179} of Jehovah's{H3068} house,{H1004} which looketh{H6437} eastward:{H6921} and behold, at the door{H6607} of the gate{H8179} five{H2568} and twenty{H6242} men;{H376} and I saw{H7200} in the midst{H8432} of them Jaazaniah{H2970} the son{H1121} of Azzur,{H5809} and Pelatiah{H6410} the son{H1121} of Benaiah,{H1141} princes{H8269} of the people.{H5971}
- Ezek 23:35 : 35 Therefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah: Because thou hast forgotten{H7911} me, and cast{H7993} me behind{H310} thy back,{H1458} therefore bear{H5375} thou also thy lewdness{H2154} and thy whoredoms.{H8457}
- 1 Kgs 8:29 : 29 that thine eyes{H5869} may be open{H6605} toward this house{H1004} night{H3915} and day,{H3117} even toward the place{H4725} whereof thou hast said,{H559} My name{H8034} shall be there; to hearken{H8085} unto the prayer{H8605} which thy servant{H5650} shall pray{H6419} toward this place.{H4725}
- 2 Kgs 16:14 : 14 And the brazen{H5178} altar,{H4196} which was before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} he brought{H7126} from the forefront{H6440} of the house,{H1004} from between his altar{H4196} and the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and put{H5414} it on the north{H6828} side{H3409} of his altar.{H4196}
- 2 Kgs 23:5 : 5 And he put down{H7673} the idolatrous priests,{H3649} whom the kings{H4428} of Judah{H3063} had ordained{H5414} to burn incense{H6999} in the high places{H1116} in the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} and in the places round about{H4524} Jerusalem;{H3389} them also that burned incense{H6999} unto Baal,{H1168} to the sun,{H8121} and to the moon,{H3394} and to the planets,{H4208} and to all the host{H6635} of heaven.{H8064}
- 2 Kgs 23:11 : 11 And he took away{H7673} the horses{H5483} that the kings{H4428} of Judah{H3063} had given{H5414} to the sun,{H8121} at the entrance{H935} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} by the chamber{H3957} of Nathan-melech{H5419} the chamberlain,{H5631} which was in the precincts;{H6503} and he burned{H8313} the chariots{H4818} of the sun{H8121} with fire.{H784}
- 2 Chr 7:7 : 7 Moreover Solomon{H8010} hallowed{H6942} the middle{H8432} of the court{H2691} that was before{H6440} the house{H1004} of Jehovah;{H3068} for there he offered{H6213} the burnt-offerings,{H5930} and the fat{H2459} of the peace-offerings,{H5930} because the brazen{H5178} altar{H4196} which Solomon{H8010} had made{H6213} was not able{H3201} to receive{H3557} the burnt-offering,{H5930} and the meal-offering,{H4503} and the fat.{H2459}
- Acts 7:42-43 : 42 But{G1161} God{G2316} turned,{G4762} and{G2532} gave{G3860} them{G846} up{G3860} to serve{G3000} the host{G4756} of heaven;{G3772} as{G2531} it is written{G1125} in{G1722} the book{G976} of the prophets,{G4396} Did ye offer{G4374} unto me{G3427} slain beasts{G4968} and{G2532} sacrifices{G2378} Forty{G5062} years{G2094} in{G1722} the wilderness,{G2048} O house{G3624} of Israel?{G3361} 43 And{G2532} ye took up{G353} the tabernacle{G4633} of{G2316} Moloch,{G3434} And{G2532} the star{G798} of{G2316} the god{G2316} Rephan,{G4481} The figures{G5179} which{G3739} ye made{G4160} to worship{G4352} them:{G846} And{G2532} I will carry{G3351} you{G5209} away{G3351} beyond{G1900} Babylon.{G897}