He saidto me, "Do you see[this], sonof man?Yetyou will seestillgreaterabominationsthanthese."
Soas I live,'declaresthe LordGOD,'surely,becauseyou have defiledMy sanctuarywith allyour detestableidolsand with allyour abominations,therefore I will alsowithdraw,and My eyewill havenopityand I will not spare.
Then He broughtme to the entranceof the gateof the LORD'Shousewhich[was] towardthe north;and behold,womenwere sittingthereweepingfor Tammuz.
Then He broughtme into the innercourtof the LORD'Shouse.And behold,at the entranceto the templeof the LORD,betweenthe porchand the altar,[were] about twenty-fivemenwith their backsto the templeof the LORDand their facestoward the east;and they were prostratingthemselves eastwardtoward the sun.
And He saidto me, "Sonof man,doyou seewhatthey are doing,the greatabominationswhichthe houseof Israelare committinghere,so that I would be farfrom My sanctuary?But yetyou will seestillgreaterabominations."
And He saidto me, "Goin and seethe wickedabominationsthat they are committinghere."
But evilmenand impostorswill proceed[from bad] to worse,deceivingand being deceived.
