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Ezekiel 8:16-17

16 He 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 toward the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, they were bowing down to the sun in the east.

17 He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the house of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually provoke me to anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

Cross References for Ezekiel 8:16-17

Ezekiel 46:1 - “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The gate of the inner court facing east is to be shut o... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 46:1

Deuteronomy 4:19 - And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:19

Job 31:26 - if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, Click to read the verse Job 31:26 Click to read the verse Job 31:26

Acts 7:42 - But God turned away and gave them over to the worship of the heavenly bodies. This agrees with ... Click to read the verse Acts 7:42 Click to read the verse Acts 7:42

Jeremiah 8:2 - They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:2

Deuteronomy 17:3 - and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the m... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:3 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 17:3

1 Kings 8:29 - May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:29 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 8:29

Ezekiel 40:28 - Gates to the Inner Court Then he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:28 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:28

Ezekiel 43:5 - Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the Lord fil... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 43:5 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 43:5

Joel 2:17 - Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let... Click to read the verse Joel 2:17 Click to read the verse Joel 2:17

2 Chronicles 7:7 - Solomon consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the temple of the Lord, and th... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:7 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 7:7

Ezekiel 5:11 - Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because you have defiled my sanctua... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:11 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:11

Ezekiel 23:35 - “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Since you have forgotten me and thrust me behi... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:35 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:35

Job 31:26-28 - if I have regarded the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, Click to read the verse Job 31:26-28 Click to read the verse Job 31:26-28

2 Kings 23:11 - He removed from the entrance to the temple of the Lord the horses that the kings of Judah had d... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:11 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:11

Jeremiah 23:11 - “Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,” declares the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 23:11

Ezekiel 11:12 - And you will know that I am the Lord, for you have not followed my decrees or kept my laws but ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:12

2 Kings 11:11 - The guards, each with his weapon in his hand, stationed themselves around the king—near the alt... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 11:11 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 11:11

Jeremiah 2:27 - They say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned thei... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:27 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:27

2 Kings 16:14 - The bronze altar that stood before the Lord he brought from the front of the temple—from betwee... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:14 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 16:14

Jeremiah 44:17 - We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:17

2 Chronicles 29:6 - Our fathers were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the Lord our God and forsook him. The... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 29:6 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 29:6

2 Kings 23:5 - He did away with the pagan priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:5 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:5

2 Chronicles 8:12 - On the altar of the Lord that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt of... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 8:12 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 8:12

Jeremiah 32:33 - They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they w... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:33 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 32:33

Ezekiel 11:1 - Judgment on Israel’s Leaders Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the hou... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:1 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:1

Ezekiel 10:19 - While I watched, the cherubim spread their wings and rose from the ground, and as they went, th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:19

Ezekiel 10:3 - Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a clou... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:3

Ezekiel 45:19 - The priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 45:19

Acts 7:42-43 - But God turned away and gave them over to the worship of the heavenly bodies. This agrees with ... Click to read the verse Acts 7:42-43 Click to read the verse Acts 7:42-43

Ezekiel 14:6 - “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent! Turn from... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:6

Ezekiel 40:6 - Then he went to the gate facing east. He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the ga... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:6

Ezekiel 43:17 - The upper ledge also is square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of ha... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 43:17 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 43:17