And it came to pass in the sixth year
, in the sixth
month , in the fifth
day of the month
, as I sat
in mine house
, and the elders
of Judah
sat
before
me, that the hand
of the Lord
GOD
fell
there upon me.
Then I beheld, and lo a likeness
as the appearance
of fire
: from the appearance
of his loins
even downward
, fire
; and from his loins
even upward
, as the appearance
of brightness
, as the colour
of amber
.
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
.
And, behold, the glory of the God
of Israel
was there, according to the vision
that I saw
in the plain
.
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
.
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
.
And he brought me to the door
of the court
; and when I looked
, behold a
hole
in the wall
.
Then said he unto me, Son
of man
, dig
now in the wall
: and when I had digged
in the wall
, behold a
door
.
And he said unto me, Go in
, and behold
the wicked
abominations
that they do
here.
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
.
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
.
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
.
He said also unto me, Turn
thee yet again, and thou shalt see
greater
abominations
that they do
.
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
.
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen
this , O son
of man
? turn
thee yet again, and thou shalt see
greater
abominations
than these.
And he brought me into the inner
court
of the LORD'S
house
, and, behold, at the door
of the temple
of the LORD
, between the porch
and the altar
, were about five
and twenty
men
, with their backs
toward the temple
of the LORD
, and their faces
toward the east
; and they worshipped
the sun
toward the east
.
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen
this , O son
of man
? Is it a light thing
to the house
of Judah
that they commit
the abominations
which they commit
here? for they have filled
the land
with violence
, and have returned
to provoke me to anger
: and, lo, they put
the branch
to their nose
.
Therefore will I also deal in fury
: mine eye
shall not spare
, neither will I have pity
: and though they cry
in mine ears
with a loud
voice
, yet will I not hear
them.