He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing here, more detestable things that the house of Israel is committing,(A) so that I must depart from My sanctuary? You will see even more detestable things.”

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And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable(A) things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary?(B) But you will see things that are even more detestable.”

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17 And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the detestable things they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence(A) and repeatedly provoke Me to anger,(B) even putting the branch to their nose?[a][b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 8:17 Ancient Jewish tradition reads My nose
  2. Ezekiel 8:17 Possibly a pagan ritual or a euphemism for offensive behavior

17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things(A) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence(B) and continually arouse my anger?(C) Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

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