He said also to me, “You will again see more of the great abominations which they do.”
Parallel translations
- KJV He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
- BSB Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”
- NKJV And He said to me, “Turn again, and you will see greater abominations that they are doing.”
- NASB And He said to me, “Yet you will see still greater abominations which they are committing!”
- NLT Then the Lord added, “Come, and I will show you even more detestable sins than these!”
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Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 8:6He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they do? Even the great abominations that the house of Israel commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? But you will again see yet other great abominations.”
- Ezek 8:15Then he said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? You will again see yet greater abominations than these.”
- Jer 9:3“They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood; and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.
- 2 Tim 3:13But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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