8He said to me, "Son of man, now dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.


In Context

5 Then he said to me, "Son of man, look toward the north." So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.

6 And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing-the utterly detestable things the house of Israel is doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable."

7 Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall.

8 He said to me, "Son of man, now dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.

9 And he said to me, "Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here."

10 So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and detestable animals and all the idols of the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 8:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:8And he said to me: Son of man, dig in the wall. And when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold, a door.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8And he said unto me, Son of man, dig now through the wall; and I digged through the wall, and behold, a door.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8Then he said to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dug in the wall, behold, a door.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8and He saith unto me, 'Son of man, dig, I pray thee, through the wall;' and I dig through the wall, and lo, an opening.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8Then said he to me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had dig in the wall, behold a door.