1In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there. (2Ki 6:32; Eze 1:2; Eze 1:3; Eze 8:11; Eze 14:1; Eze 20:1; Eze 20:3)2Then I looked, and behold, a form that had the appearance of a man.[1] Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal.[2] (Eze 1:4; Eze 1:27)3He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy. (De 4:16; De 32:16; De 32:21; Eze 1:1; Eze 2:9; Eze 5:11; Eze 8:14; Eze 11:1; Eze 11:24; Eze 40:2; Da 5:5; 2Co 12:2; 2Co 12:4)4And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the valley. (Eze 1:28; Eze 3:22)5Then he said to me, “Son of man, lift up your eyes now toward the north.” So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and behold, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy. (Eze 2:1; Eze 8:3; Eze 8:16)6And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see still greater abominations.” (Eze 5:11; Eze 10:18; Eze 47:6)7And he brought me to the entrance of the court, and when I looked, behold, there was a hole in the wall.8Then he said to me, “Son of man, dig in the wall.” So I dug in the wall, and behold, there was an entrance. (Eze 12:5)9And he said to me, “Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here.” (Eze 5:11)10So I went in and saw. And there, engraved on the wall all around, was every form of creeping things and loathsome beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel. (Ex 20:4; Le 11:20; Eze 23:14; Ro 1:23)11And before them stood seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had his censer in his hand, and the smoke of the cloud of incense went up. (Ex 24:1; Nu 11:16; 2Ch 34:8; Eze 6:13; Eze 8:1)12Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’” (Ps 10:11; Isa 29:15; Eze 8:7; Eze 8:10; Eze 9:9)13He said also to me, “You will see still greater abominations that they commit.” (Eze 8:6)14Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. (Eze 8:3)15Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? You will see still greater abominations than these.” (Eze 8:5; Eze 8:13)16And he brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the entrance of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs to the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east, worshiping the sun toward the east. (Ex 40:6; Ex 40:29; 1Ki 6:3; 1Ki 6:36; Jer 2:27; Jer 8:2; Jer 32:33; Eze 8:5; Eze 9:2; Eze 10:3; Eze 40:28; Eze 40:47; Eze 43:5; Eze 45:19; Eze 46:1; Joe 2:17)17Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, O son of man? Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me still further to anger? Behold, they put the branch to their[3] nose. (Jer 7:18; Eze 2:1; Eze 5:11; Eze 7:11; Eze 7:23; Eze 20:28)18Therefore I will act in wrath. My eye will not spare, nor will I have pity. And though they cry in my ears with a loud voice, I will not hear them.” (Pr 1:28; Isa 1:15; Eze 5:11; Eze 5:13; Mic 3:4)
1In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there.2I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man.[1] From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal.3He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood.4And there before me was the glory of the God of Israel, as in the vision I had seen in the plain.5Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, look towards the north.’ So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.6And he said to me, ‘Son of man, do you see what they are doing – the utterly detestable things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable.’7Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall.8He said to me, ‘Son of man, now dig into the wall.’ So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.9And he said to me, ‘Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here.’10So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and unclean animals and all the idols of Israel.11In front of them stood seventy elders of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.12He said to me, ‘Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, “The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.” ’13Again, he said, ‘You will see them doing things that are even more detestable.’14Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz.15He said to me, ‘Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.’16He then brought me into the inner court of the house of the Lord, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men. With their backs towards the temple of the Lord and their faces towards the east, they were bowing down to the sun in the east.17He 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 they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually arouse my anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose!18Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to them.’
1It was the sixth year since King Jehoiachin had been brought to Babylon as a prisoner. On the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house. The elders of Judah were sitting there with me. The power of the LORD and King came on me there.2I looked up and saw a figure that appeared to be human. From his waist down he looked like fire. From his waist up he looked as bright as glowing metal.3He reached out what appeared to be a hand. He took hold of me by the hair of my head. The Spirit of the LORD lifted me up between earth and heaven. In visions God gave me, the Spirit took me to Jerusalem. He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the inner courtyard. The statue of a god was standing there. It made God very angry.4There in front of me was the glory of the God of Israel. It looked just as it did in the vision I had seen on the plain.5Then the LORD said to me, ‘Son of man, look towards the north.’ So I did. I saw a statue that made God angry. It was in the entrance of the gate north of the altar.6He said to me, ‘Son of man, do you see what the Israelites are doing here? They are doing things I hate very much. Those things will cause me to go far away from my temple. But you will see things I hate even more.’7Then he brought me to the entrance to the courtyard. I looked up and saw a hole in the wall.8He said to me, ‘Son of man, dig into the wall.’ So I did. And I saw a door there.9He continued, ‘Go through it. Look at the evil things they are doing here. I hate those things.’10So I went in and looked. All over the walls were pictures of all kinds of crawling things and ‘unclean’ animals. The LORD hates it when people worship those things. There were also carvings of the gods of the people of Israel.11In front of them stood 70 elders of Israel. Jaazaniah was standing there among them. He is the son of Shaphan. Each elder was holding a shallow cup. A sweet-smelling cloud of incense was rising from the cups.12The LORD spoke to me. He said, ‘Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshipping his own god. They say, “The LORD doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.” ’13He continued, ‘You will see them doing things I hate even more.’14Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the LORD’s house. I saw women sitting there. They were mourning for the god named Tammuz.15The LORD said to me, ‘Son of man, do you see what they are doing? You will see things I hate even more.’16Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the LORD’s house. About 25 men were there. They were at the entrance to the LORD’s temple between the porch and the altar. Their backs were turned towards the temple. Their faces were turned towards the east. And they were bowing down to the sun.17He said to me, ‘Son of man, have you seen all of this? The people of Judah are doing things here that I hate. This is a very serious matter. They are harming one another all through the land. They continue to make me very angry. Just look at them making fun of me!18So I am angry with them. I will punish them. I will not spare them or feel sorry for them. They might even shout in my ears. But I will not listen to them.’
Ezekiel 8
King James Version
1And 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.2Then 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.3And 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.4And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.5Then 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.6He 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.7And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.9And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.10So 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.11And 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.12Then 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.13He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.14Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD' house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.15Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this , O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.16And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD' 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.17Then 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.18Therefore 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.
Eingangsszene der Vision vom entweihten Tempel und vom Auszug der Herrlichkeit des Herrn
1Es geschah im sechsten Jahr, am fünften Tag des sechsten Monats. Ich saß in meinem Haus und die Ältesten Judas saßen vor mir. Da fiel auf mich die Hand GOTTES, des Herrn. (Eze 14:1; Eze 20:1)2Und ich schaute und siehe: Da war eine Gestalt, die das Aussehen eines Mannes hatte. Abwärts von dem, was aussah wie seine Hüfte, war Feuer und von seinen Hüften an aufwärts sah es aus wie Lichtglanz, wie der Anblick von glänzendem Metall.[1] (Eze 1:26; Da 10:5; Da 12:3)3Er streckte etwas aus, das wie eine Hand aussah, und nahm mich beim Schopf meines Hauptes. Geist hob mich empor zwischen Erde und Himmel und brachte mich in einer göttlichen Vision nach Jerusalem, an den Eingang des inneren Nordtors, dorthin, wo die Bildsäule der Eifersucht steht, die des HERRN Eifersucht erregt. (Eze 3:12; Da 14:36)4Und siehe: Dort war die Herrlichkeit des Gottes Israels. Sie sah aus wie das, was ich in der Ebene geschaut hatte. (Eze 1:28; Eze 3:22; Eze 37:1)5Er sagte zu mir: Menschensohn, erhebe doch deine Augen nordwärts! Ich erhob meine Augen nordwärts und siehe: Nördlich des Tores war der Altar, jene Bildsäule der Eifersucht war im Durchgang.6Er sagte zu mir: Menschensohn, siehst du, was diese tun? Die großen Gräueltaten, die das Haus Israel hier begeht, da sie sich von meinem Heiligtum abwenden? Aber du wirst noch größere Gräueltaten sehen.7Dann brachte er mich zum Eingang des Vorhofs. Und ich schaute und siehe: Ein Loch war in der Wand.8Er sagte zu mir: Menschensohn, durchbrich die Wand! Ich durchbrach die Wand und siehe, da war ein einziger Eingang.9Und er sagte zu mir: Geh hinein, sieh dir die schlimmen Gräueltaten an, die sie hier begehen!10Da ging ich hinein und schaute und siehe: allerlei Bildnis von Gewürm und Vieh, ein Gräuel und allerlei Götzen des Hauses Israel, eingeritzt in die Wand ringsum überall. (De 4:16)11Und siebzig Männer von den Ältesten des Hauses Israel standen davor - auch Jaasanja, der Sohn Schafans, stand bei ihnen. Jeder hatte seine Räucherpfanne in seiner Hand und der Duft der Weihrauchwolke stieg empor. (Ex 24:1; Nu 11:16; 2Ki 22:3)12Er sagte zu mir: Hast du gesehen, Menschensohn, was die Ältesten des Hauses Israel im Finstern treiben, jeder in der Kammer seines Götterbildes? Sie sagen: Der HERR, der uns sieht, ist nicht da; der HERR hat das Land verlassen. (Eze 9:9)13Er sagte zu mir: Du wirst noch weitere, größere Gräuel sehen, die sie begehen.14Dann brachte er mich zum Eingang des Tores am Haus des HERRN, das nach Norden geht. Und siehe, dort saßen Frauen, die Tammus beweinten.15Und er sprach zu mir: Hast du es gesehen, Menschensohn? Doch du wirst noch mehr Gräuel sehen, größere als diese.16Dann brachte er mich zum Innenhof des Hauses des HERRN. Am Eingang zum Tempel des HERRN, zwischen Vorhalle und Altar, standen etwa fünfundzwanzig Männer, mit dem Rücken zum Tempel des HERRN, mit dem Gesicht nach Osten. Sie beteten, nach Osten gewandt, die Sonne an. (De 4:19; De 17:3; 2Ki 23:5; 2Ch 29:6; Jer 8:2)17Er sagte zu mir: Hast du es gesehen, Menschensohn? Waren dem Haus Juda die Gräueltaten, die sie hier begingen, immer noch nicht genug? Mussten sie auch noch das Land mit Gewalttat anfüllen, mussten sie mich immer wieder beleidigen und sich die Weinranke an die Nase halten?18Ich, ja ich werde voll Zorn handeln. Mein Auge wird kein Mitleid zeigen und ich werde keine Schonung üben. Selbst wenn sie mir laut in die Ohren schreien, ich werde sie nicht hören. (Isa 1:15; Jer 11:11; Eze 5:11; Mic 3:4)