God & Savior

Ezekiel 8:6

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
Ezekiel 8:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הֲרֹאֶ֥ה אַתָּ֖ה מָ֣ההֵ֣ם עֹשִׂ֑ים תּוֹעֵב֨וֹת גְּדֹל֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ עֹשִׂ֣ים פֹּ֗ה לְרָֽחֳקָה֙ מֵעַ֣ל מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וְעוֹד֙ תָּשׁ֣וּב תִּרְאֶ֔ה תּוֹעֵב֖וֹת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַ֔י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. בֶּן־ben-“O son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  4. אָדָ֕ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  5. הֲרֹאֶ֥הha.ro.'Eh“¿ seeing”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  6. אַתָּ֖ה'a.Tah“[are] you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  7. מָ֣ההֵ֣םme.hem“what [are] they?”
    Pronoun, interrogative + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. עֹשִׂ֑ים'o.Sim“doing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  9. תּוֹעֵב֨וֹתto.'e.Vot“abominations”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  10. גְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.Lot“great”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  11. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. בֵּֽית־beit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  13. יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  14. עֹשִׂ֣ים'o.Sim“[are] doing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  15. פֹּ֗הPoh“here”
    Adverb · from פֹּה · “here” · Strong's H6311
  16. לְרָֽחֳקָה֙le.ro.cho.Kah“to be far”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  17. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from at”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  18. מִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.Shi“sanctuary my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִקְדָּשׁ · “sanctuary” · Strong's H4720
  19. וְעוֹד֙ve.'Od“and again”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  20. תָּשׁ֣וּבta.Shuv“you will return”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  21. תִּרְאֶ֔הtir.'Eh“you will see”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  22. תּוֹעֵב֖וֹתto.'e.Vot“abominations”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  23. גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ סge.do.Lot“great”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)