Ezekiel 8:15-17

International Standard Version

¹⁵ Then he asked me, “Do you see this, Son of Man? You’re about to see even more detestable practices than these.”

Sun Worship in the Temple

¹⁶ Then he brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s Temple. There, at the entrance to the Lord’s Temple, between the porch and the altar, were 25 men, with their backs toward the Lord’s Temple and facing the east, prostrating themselves to the sun.

¹⁷ “Do you see this, Son of Man?” he asked me. “Is it an insignificant thing for Judah’s house to commit the detestable things that they’re doing here? They’ve filled the land with violence and turned away from me, causing me to become angry again. Look how they’re sniffing with their noses!^[a]