Ezekiel 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ezekiel 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 8:5 WEB — 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 saw, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.”
Ezekiel 8:5 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 8:5 ASV — 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. ”
Ezekiel 8:5 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Ezekiel 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said unto me, Son of man, lift up now thine eyes toward the north. And I lifted up mine eyes toward the north, and behold, northward of the gate of the altar, this image of jealousy in the entry. ”
Ezekiel 8:5 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Ezekiel 8:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 8:5 in Context — Ezekiel 8
3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
5 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.
6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
7 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
What Does Ezekiel 8:5 Mean?
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