1And it happened that, in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, and the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

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Ezekiel 20:1, Ezekiel 20:1, Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 33:31

2And I saw, and behold, there was an image with the appearance of fire. From the appearance of his waist, and downward, there was fire. And from his waist, and upward, there was the appearance of splendor, like the sight of amber.

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Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 1:26, Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 1:26

3And as the image of a hand went out, it took hold of me by a lock of my head. And the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven. And he brought me into Jerusalem, within a vision of God, next to the inner gate that looked toward the north, where there was stationed an idol of rivalry, so as to provoke an envious emulation.

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Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:16, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 5:11

4And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, in accord with the vision that I had seen in the plain.

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Ezekiel 3:22, Ezekiel 3:23, Ezekiel 3:22, Ezekiel 3:23, 2 Corinthians 3:18

5And he said to me: “Son of man, lift up your eyes to the way of the north.” And I lifted up my eyes to the way of the north. And behold, from the north of the gate of the altar was the idol of rivalry, at the same entrance.

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Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 8:3, Jeremiah 3:2, Jeremiah 3:2, Psalms 48:2

6And he said to me: “Son of man, you see what these ones are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing here. Do you not think, then, that I should withdraw far away from my own sanctuary? But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations.”

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Ezekiel 5:11, Ezekiel 5:11, Ezekiel 8:9, Ezekiel 10:19, Ezekiel 8:9

7And he led me in by the door of the atrium. And I saw, and behold, there was an opening in the wall.

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1 Kings 7:12, 2 Kings 21:5, 1 Kings 7:12, 2 Kings 21:5

8And he said to me: “Son of man, dig in the wall.” And when I had dug in the wall, there appeared one door.

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Isaiah 29:15, Isaiah 29:15, Job 34:22, Amos 9:2, Amos 9:3

9And he said to me: “Enter and see the most wicked abominations which they are committing here.”

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Ezekiel 20:8, Ezekiel 20:8

10And entering, I saw, and behold, every kind of image of reptiles and animals, the abominations, and all of the idols of the house of Israel were depicted on the wall all around, throughout the entire place.

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Exodus 20:4, Romans 1:23, Exodus 20:4, Romans 1:23, Jeremiah 16:18

11And there were seventy men out of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, standing in their midst, and they stood before the pictures. And each one had a censer in his hand. And a cloud of smoke rose up from the incense.

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Numbers 11:16, Numbers 16:17, Numbers 16:35, Numbers 11:16, Numbers 16:17

12And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each one while hidden in his chamber. For they say: ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has forsaken the earth.’ ”

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Isaiah 29:15, Isaiah 29:15, Ezekiel 9:9, Ezekiel 9:9, Ezekiel 8:15

13And he said to me: “If you turn again, you will see even greater abominations, which these ones are committing.”

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Ezekiel 8:6, Ezekiel 8:6, Ezekiel 8:15, Jeremiah 9:3, Ezekiel 8:15

14And he led me in through the door of the gate of the Lord’s house, which looked toward the north. And behold, women were sitting there, mourning for Adonis.

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Ezekiel 46:9, Ezekiel 44:4, Ezekiel 46:9, Ezekiel 44:4

15And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. But if you turn again, you will see even greater abominations than these.”

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Ezekiel 8:9, Ezekiel 8:6, 2 Timothy 3:13, Ezekiel 8:12, Ezekiel 8:13

16And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

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Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Deuteronomy 17:3, Jeremiah 32:33

17And he said to me: “Certainly, son of man, you have seen. Can this be so trivial to the house of Judah, when they commit these abominations, just as they have committed here, that, having filled the earth with iniquity, they now turn to provoke me? And behold, they are applying a branch to their nose.

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Ezekiel 9:9, Ezekiel 9:9, Ezekiel 7:23, Ezekiel 7:23, Micah 2:2

18Therefore, I also will act toward them in my fury. My eye will not be lenient, nor will I take pity. And when they will have cried out to my ears with a loud voice, I will not heed them.”

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Micah 3:4, Micah 3:4, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 11:11, Isaiah 1:15