Ezekiel 8:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ He took me to the north gate of the temple, where I saw women mourning for the god Tammuz.^{[a] 15} God asked me, “Can you believe what these women are doing? But now I want to show you something even worse.”

¹⁶ I was then led into the temple's inner courtyard, where I saw about 25 men standing near the entrance, between the porch and the altar. Their backs were to the Lord's temple, and they were bowing down to the rising sun.