Ezekiel 8:13
New International Version
Again, he said, “You will see them doing things that are even more detestable.”

New Living Translation
Then the LORD added, “Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!”

English Standard Version
He said also to me, “You will see still greater abominations that they commit.”

Berean Standard Bible
Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”

King James Bible
He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

New King James Version
And He said to me, “Turn again, and you will see greater abominations that they are doing.”

New American Standard Bible
And He said to me, “Yet you will see still greater abominations which they are committing!”

NASB 1995
And He said to me, “Yet you will see still greater abominations which they are committing.”

NASB 1977
And He said to me, “Yet you will see still greater abominations which they are committing.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to me, “Yet you will see still greater abominations which they are doing.”

Amplified Bible
He also said to me, “Yet again you will see even greater repulsive acts which they are committing.”

Christian Standard Bible
Again he said to me, “You will see even more detestable acts that they are committing.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Again He said to me, “You will see even more detestable things, which they are committing.”

American Standard Version
He said also unto me, Thou shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do.

Contemporary English Version
But I will show you something even worse than this."

English Revised Version
He said also unto me, Thou shalt again see yet other great abominations which they do.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he said to me, "You will see even more disgusting things that they are doing."

Good News Translation
Then the LORD said to me, "You are going to see them do even more disgusting things than that."

International Standard Version
Then the Spirit told me, "You're about to see even more detestable practices that they're doing!"

Majority Standard Bible
Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”

NET Bible
He said to me, "You will see them practicing even greater abominations!"

New Heart English Bible
He said also to me, "You shall again see yet other great abominations which they do."

Webster's Bible Translation
He said also to me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.

World English Bible
He said also to me, “You will again see more of the great abominations which they do.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He says to me, “Turn again, [and] see [the] great abominations that they are doing.”

Young's Literal Translation
And He saith unto me, 'Again thou dost turn, thou dost see great abominations that they are doing.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he said to me, Thou shalt turn back yet; thou shalt see great abominations which they are doing.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”

New American Bible
He said: You will see them practicing even greater abominations.

New Revised Standard Version
He said also to me, “You will see still greater abominations that they are committing.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He said also to me, Turn round again, and you shall see greater abominations that they are doing.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he said to me again: “Turn, you shall see the great abomination that they are committing”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He said also unto me: 'Thou shalt again see yet greater abominations which they do.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said to me, Thou shalt see yet greater iniquities which these do.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple
12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’ ” 13Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.” 14Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 7:17-18
Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? / The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

2 Kings 21:3-7
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ...

2 Chronicles 33:3-7
For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ...

Isaiah 44:9-20
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...

Jeremiah 44:17-19
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster. / But from the time we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked everything and have been perishing by sword and famine.” / “Moreover,” said the women, “when we burned incense to the Queen of Heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it without our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”

Deuteronomy 32:16-17
They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations. / They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.

Romans 1:21-23
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

1 Corinthians 10:20-21
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

2 Corinthians 6:16-17
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”

Revelation 9:20-21
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. / Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.

Revelation 17:4-5
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. / And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

2 Kings 23:4-5
Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

Jeremiah 19:4-5
because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.

Hosea 4:12-13
My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

Acts 17:16
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.


Treasury of Scripture

He said also to me, Turn you yet again, and you shall see greater abominations that they do.

greater

Ezekiel 8:6,15
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…

Jeremiah 9:3
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

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Ezekiel 8
1. Ezekiel, in a vision of God at Jerusalem
5. is shown the image of jealousy
7. the chambers of imagery
13. the mourners for Tammuz
16. the worshippers toward the sun
17. God's wrath for their idolatry














Again, He said to me, 'You will see them doing things that are even more detestable.'
Again, He said to me
This phrase indicates a continuation of a divine revelation. The speaker is God, and the recipient is the prophet Ezekiel. The Hebrew root for "said" is אָמַר (amar), which conveys not just speaking but a declaration or command. This emphasizes the authority and seriousness of the message being delivered. In the context of Ezekiel's visions, God is progressively revealing the depths of Israel's unfaithfulness, and this phrase sets the stage for further revelations.

You will see them
The phrase "You will see" is significant as it implies a direct, personal revelation to Ezekiel. The Hebrew verb רָאָה (ra'ah) means to see or perceive, suggesting that Ezekiel is not just a passive observer but is being shown these visions with a purpose. "Them" refers to the people of Israel, specifically the leaders and elders who are engaging in idolatrous practices. This personal witnessing underscores the gravity of the situation and the need for Ezekiel to understand and communicate God's message to the people.

doing things
The actions referred to here are not specified in this verse but are part of a series of abominations that Ezekiel is shown. The Hebrew word עָשָׂה (asah) means to do or make, indicating deliberate actions. This highlights the intentional nature of the people's sins, as they are actively engaging in practices that are offensive to God. The context of Ezekiel 8 reveals that these actions are idolatrous and corrupt, further alienating the people from their covenant with God.

that are even more detestable
The word "detestable" is translated from the Hebrew תּוֹעֵבָה (to'evah), which refers to something abominable or loathsome, often used in the context of idolatry and moral corruption. The phrase "even more detestable" suggests a progression or escalation in the severity of the sins being committed. Historically, this reflects the increasing apostasy of Israel, as they not only adopt pagan practices but also integrate them into their worship of Yahweh, thus defiling the temple and their relationship with God. This serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the importance of faithfulness to His covenant.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Again,
ע֣וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

He told
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

me,
אֵלָ֑י (’ê·lāy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“You will see
תִּרְאֶ֛ה (tir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

them
הֵ֥מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

committing
עֹשִֽׂים׃ (‘ō·śîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

even greater
גְּדֹל֖וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

abominations.”
תּוֹעֵב֥וֹת (tō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol


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