Again, He told me, “You will see them committing even greater abominations.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He said also to me, “You will again see more of the great abominations which they do.”
- KJV He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
- 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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Quick answer
God tells Ezekiel he will see still greater abominations. It signals further escalation in the catalog of Jerusalem's sins.
Overview
The refrain of "greater abominations" structures the vision as a deepening descent into idolatry. Each scene is worse than the last, building the case for God's judgment. The repetition prevents any minimizing of the people's guilt. Such honest accounting of sin's progression magnifies the depth of grace required, fully supplied only in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 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.”
- Ezek 8:15“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Yet you will see even greater abominations than these.”
- Jer 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- 2 Tim 3:13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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