エゼキエル書 8:13-15 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 8:13-18

Here we have, I. More and greater abominations discovered to the prophet. He thought that what he had seen was bad enough and yet (Ezek. 8:13): Turn thyself again, and thou shalt see yet greater abominations, and greater still, Ezek. 8:15; as before, Ezek. 8:6. There are those who live in retirement who do no think what wickedness there is in this world; and the more we converse with it, and the further we go abroad into it, the more corrupt we see it. When we have seen that which is bad we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:13

He said also unto me, turn thee yet again ,.... Towards the north, as before; See Gill on Ezekiel 8:6 ; and thou shall see greater abominations that they do ; or: "the great abominations"; for so the words may be strictly rendered; nor does it appear that what follows, though great abominations, were greater than the creeping things, four footed beasts, and other idols, or dunghill gods, portrayed upon the walls, which the elders of Israel burnt incense to. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:14

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house, which was towards the north ,.... By "the Lord's house" no doubt is meant the temple, which the Targum here calls the house of the sanctuary of the Lord; that gate of the temple (for the temple had several gates) which was to the north was the gate called Teri or Tedi, and was very little used F25 Misn. Middot, c. 5. sect. 3. . In this part of the temple were the sacrifices offered; and therefore it was the greater... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:15

Then said he unto me, hast thou seen this , O son of man ?.... This shocking piece of idolatry, women weeping for Tammuz: turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these ; or, "great abominations besides these" F6 תועבות גדלות מאלה "abominationes magnas praeter istas", Calvin. . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:14

There sat women weeping for Tammuz - This was Adonis, as we have already seen; and so the Vulgate here translates. My old MS. Bible reads, There saten women, mornynge a mawmete of lecherye that is cleped Adonrdes. He is fabled to have been a beautiful youth beloved by Venus, and killed by a wild boar in Mount Lebanon, whence springs the river Adonis, which was fabled to run blood at his festival in August. The women of Phoenicia, Assyria, and Judea worshipped him as dead, with deep... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:13

Verse 13 He now mentions the third kind of idolatry by which the Jews polluted the temple; for this was a kind of sin peculiar to females; and we know that they were always more addicted to such wickedness. Satan, indeed, fascinates men always more than enough, but in women recklessness reigned more than superstition. They had therefore a female worship in bewailing Thammuz. Who Thammuz was is uncertain. Jerome translates it Adonis, and Adonis was beloved by Venus, as the poets trifle; and when... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:15

Verse 15 Here the Prophet refers to another profanation of the temple, since the chief citizens of Jerusalem and those who ought to point out the way to others, prostituted themselves to impious worship, lie says, therefore, that he saw about five and twenty men, and it is probable, that there were as many as this among the first rank of citizens. But a certain number is put for an uncertain, and I think that the Prophet. was not so scrupulous on this point, or rather the Spirit of God, who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-16

Gradual disclosure of human sin. The prophet notes the exact date of the vision, so that, if any doubt arose, the circumstance could be verified, so long as any one of these elders survived. These details of day and month may seem to many readers needless and tedious; yet, in an earlier day, they probably served an important purpose, and may be again useful in a future age. Even now they demonstrate with what diligent care the prophet preserved the records of Divine manifestations. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:7-13

The chambers of imagery; or, secret sins. "And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall," etc. In the case of "the image of jealousy" the idolatry of the Israelites was open; in this case it is secret. In that the abominations were committed by the house of Israel; in this by the elders of the house of israel. The paragraph suggests several observations on secret sins. I. THE MOST HEINOUS SINS ARE GENERALLY COMMITTED IN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:14

Behold, there sat women wailing for Tammuz. The point of view is probably the same as that of Ezekiel 8:3 , but the women were apparently in the outer porch of it, as he has to be brought to the gate in order to see them. We are led to note two things: Under "Thammuz next came behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day; While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 8:13-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 8:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 8:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:7-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 8:14

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