Ezekiel 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.”
Ezekiel 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? For they say, ‘Yahweh doesn’t see us. Yahweh has forsaken the land.’””
Ezekiel 8:12 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land. ”
Ezekiel 8:12 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And He saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man, that which elders of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, each in the inner chambers of his imagery, for they are saying, Jehovah is not seeing us, Jehovah hath forsaken the land?'”
Ezekiel 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said unto me, Hast thou seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land. ”
Ezekiel 8:12 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide hee vnto mee, Sonne of man, hast thou seene what the Ancients of the house of Israel do in the darke, euery one in the chamber of his imagerie? for they say, The Lord seeth vs not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth.”
Ezekiel 8:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 8:12 in Context — Ezekiel 8
10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
13 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
14 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.
What Does Ezekiel 8:12 Mean?
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