Ezekiel 8:15-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see even more detestable things than these.”
16 So He brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s house, and there were about 25 men at the entrance of the Lord’s temple, between the portico and the altar,(A) with their backs to the Lord’s temple and their faces turned to the east.(B) They were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.(C) 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(D) and repeatedly provoke Me to anger,(E) even putting the branch to their nose?[a][b]
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- Ezekiel 8:17 Ancient Jewish tradition reads My nose
- Ezekiel 8:17 Possibly a pagan ritual or a euphemism for offensive behavior
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