Ezekiel 8:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then He said to me, 'Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north.' So I lifted my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the gate of the altar, was this idol of jealousy at the entrance.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then he said to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} lift up{H5375} thine eyes{H5869} now the way{H1870} toward the north.{H6828} So I lifted up{H5375} mine eyes{H5869} the way{H1870} toward the north,{H6828} and behold, northward{H6828} of the gate{H8179} of the altar{H4196} this image{H5566} of jealousy{H7068} in the entry.{H872}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto me, Son{H1121} of man{H120}, lift up{H5375}{(H8798)} thine eyes{H5869} now the way{H1870} toward the north{H6828}. So I lifted up{H5375}{(H8799)} mine eyes{H5869} the way{H1870} toward the north{H6828}, and behold northward{H6828} at the gate{H8179} of the altar{H4196} this image{H5566} of jealousy{H7068} in the entry{H872}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he sayde vnto me: Thou sonne off man, O lift vp thine eyes, and loke towarde the north. Then lift I vp myne eyes towarde the north, and beholde: Besyde the porte northwarde, there was an aulter made vnto the ymage off prouocacion in the very entrynge in.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide he vnto mee, Sonne of man, lift vp thine eyes nowe towarde the North. So I lift vp mine eyes towarde the North, and beholde, Northward, at the gate of the altar, this idole of indignation was in the entrie.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayde vnto me, Thou sonne of man, lift vp thine eyes nowe towarde the north: then lift I vp mine eyes towarde the north, and beholde northwarde, at the gate of the aulter this image of emulation was in the entry.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said he to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And He saith unto me, `Son of man, lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes the way of the north.' And I lift up mine eyes the way of the north, and lo, on the north of the gate of the altar this figure of jealousy, at the entrance.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he said to me, Son of man, now let your eyes be lifted up in the direction of the north; and on looking in the direction of the north, to the north of the doorway of the altar, I saw this image of envy by the way in.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then he said to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He said to me,“Son of man, look up toward the north.” So I looked up toward the north, and I noticed to the north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 8:3 : 3 He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the lock of my head. Then the spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north-facing inner gate, where the seat of the idol that provokes jealousy was located.
  • Jer 3:2 : 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Where have you not been violated? By the roads you sat waiting for lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.
  • Jer 32:34 : 34 They set up detestable idols in the house that bears My name and defiled it.
  • Ps 48:2 : 2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
  • Ps 78:58 : 58 They angered Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.
  • Zech 5:5-9 : 5 Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and said to me, 'Look up and see what is appearing.' 6 I asked, 'What is it?' He replied, 'It is a measuring basket.' And he said, 'This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land.' 7 Then the cover of lead was lifted, and there was a woman sitting inside the basket. 8 He said, 'This is wickedness,' and he pushed her back into the basket and placed the lead cover over its mouth. 9 Then I looked up, and I saw two women coming with the wind in their wings. They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth. 10 I asked the angel who was speaking to me, 'Where are they taking the basket?' 11 He replied, 'To the land of Shinar to build a house for it. When it is prepared, it will be set there on its own base.'

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    6 And He said to me, 'Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see even greater abominations.'

    7 Then He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard, and I looked, and behold, there was a hole in the wall.

    8 He said to me, 'Son of man, dig through the wall now.' So I dug through the wall, and behold, there was an entrance.

    9 And He said to me, 'Go in and see the wicked abominations they are doing here.'

    10 So I went in and looked, and behold, there were all sorts of carvings of crawling things, detestable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel engraved on the walls all around.

    11 Seventy elders of the house of Israel were standing there, with Jaazaniah, son of Shaphan, standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a thick cloud of incense was rising.

    12 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each in the chamber of his carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’'

    13 And He said to me, 'You will see even greater abominations that they are committing.'

    14 Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

    15 And He said to me, 'Have you seen this, son of man? You will see even greater abominations than these.'

    16 Then He brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, bowing down to the sun in the east.

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    1 In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me. There the hand of the Lord Yahweh came upon me.

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    1 Then he brought me out to the outer court, leading me in the direction of the north, and he brought me to the chamber that faced the separated area and the building, toward the north.

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    4 Then He brought me through the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the temple of the LORD, and I fell on my face.

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    13 The word of the LORD came to me a second time: 'What do you see?' I replied, 'I see a boiling pot, and it is tilting away from the north.'

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    8 Then He called to me and said, 'Look, those going toward the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.'

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    2 In visions of God, He brought me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the form of a city facing toward the south.

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    2 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

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