Ezekiel 8:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ So he brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s house, and there were about twenty-five men at the entrance of the Lord’s temple, between the portico and the altar,  with their backs to the Lord’s temple and their faces turned to the east.  They were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And He brought me to the inner court of the Lord's house; and behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the bronze altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east, and they were bowing themselves toward the east and worshiping the sun.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah’s house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ He brought me to the inner court of the LORD’s temple. There, at the entrance to the LORD’s temple, between the porch and the altar, were twenty-five men facing toward the east with their backs to the LORD’s temple. They were bowing to the sun in the east.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he led me into the inner atrium of the house of the Lord. And behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the vestibule and the altar, there were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east. And they were adoring toward the rising of the Sun.

Ezekiel 8:16 Tagairtí Cros

1 Kings 8:29

so that your eyes may watch over this temple night and day, towards the place where you said, ‘My name will be there,’ and so that you may hear the prayer that your servant prays towards this place.

2 Kings 16:14

He took the bronze altar  that was before the Lord in front of the temple between his altar and the Lord’s temple, and put it on the north side of his altar.

2 Kings 21:5

He built altars to all the stars in the sky  in both courtyards of the Lord’s temple.

2 Kings 23:11

He did away with the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They had been at the entrance of the Lord’s temple in the precincts by the chamber of Nathan-melech, the eunuch. He also burned the chariots of the sun.

2 Kings 23:5

Then he did away with the idolatrous priests the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense at the high places  in the cities of Judah and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem. They had burned incense to Baal, and to the sun, moon, constellations, and all the stars in the sky.

2 Chronicles 29:6

For our ancestors were unfaithful and did what is evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They abandoned him, turned their faces away from the Lord’s dwelling place, and turned their backs on him.  ,

2 Chronicles 7:7

Since the bronze altar that Solomon had made  could not accommodate the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, Solomon first consecrated the middle of the courtyard  that was in front of the Lord’s temple and then offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings there.

Jeremiah 2:27

say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their back to me and not their face, yet in their time of disaster  they beg, ‘Rise up and save us! ’

Jeremiah 32:33

They have turned their backs to me and not their faces.  Though I taught them time and time again,  , they do not listen and receive discipline.

Jeremiah 44:17

Instead, we will do everything we promised:  we will burn incense to the queen of heaven  and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities  and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food, we were well off, and we saw no disaster,

Jeremiah 7:18

The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven,  , and they pour out drink offerings to other gods so that they provoke me to anger.

Jeremiah 8:2

They will be exposed  to the sun, the moon, and all the stars in the sky,  which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshipped. Their bones will not be collected and buried but will become like manure on the soil’s surface.

Ezekiel 10:3

Now the cherubim were standing to the south of the temple when the man went in, and the cloud  filled the inner court.

Ezekiel 11:1

The Spirit then lifted me up  and brought me to the eastern gate of the Lord’s house, which faces east, and at the gate’s entrance were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur, and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.

Ezekiel 23:35

Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: ‘Because you have forgotten me  and cast me behind your back,  you must bear the consequences of your indecency and promiscuity.’

Ezekiel 23:39

On the same day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered my sanctuary to profane it.  Yes, that is what they did inside my house.

Ezekiel 40:28

Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others.

Ezekiel 40:6

Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps.  He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 3.2 metres deep #– #one threshold was 3.2 metres deep.

Ezekiel 43:5

Then the Spirit lifted me up  and brought me to the inner court, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.

Ezekiel 43:8

Whenever they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they were defiling my holy name by the detestable acts they committed.  So I destroyed them in my anger.

Ezekiel 45:19

The priest is to take some of the blood from the sin offering and apply it to the temple doorposts, the four corners of the altar’s ledge, and the doorposts of the gate of the inner court.

Ezekiel 46:1

‘This is what the Lord God says: The gate of the inner court that faces east is to be closed during the six days of work, but it will be opened on the Sabbath day  and opened on the day of the New Moon.

Ezekiel 7:23

Forge the chain, for the land is filled with crimes of bloodshed, and the city is filled with violence.

Ezekiel 8:15

And he said to me, ‘Do you see this, son of man? You will see even more detestable acts than these.’

Joel 2:17

Let the priests,  the  Lord’s ministers, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, ‘Have pity on your people,  Lord, and do not make your inheritance a disgrace, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, “Where is their God? ” ’

Deuteronomy 17:3

and has gone to serve other gods  by bowing in worship to the sun, moon, or all the stars in the sky   #– #which I have forbidden   #– #

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look to the heavens and see the sun, moon, and stars #– #all the stars in the sky #– #do not be led astray to bow in worship to them and serve them.  The Lord your God has provided them for all people everywhere under heaven.