Cross References And he said to me: Surely thou seest, O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. Job 22:13 And thou sayst: What doth God know? and he judgeth as it were through a mist. Psalm 10:11 For he hath said in his heart: God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face not to see to the end. Psalm 14:1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. The fool hath said in his heart: There is no God. They are corrupt, and are become abominable in their ways: there is none that doth good, no not one. Isaiah 29:15 Woe to you that are deep of heart, to hide your counsel from the Lord: and their works are in the dark, and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Isaiah 47:10 And thou hast trusted in thy wickedness, and hast said: There is none that seeth me. Thy wisdom, and, thy knowledge, this hath deceived thee. And thou hast said in thy heart: I am, and besides me there is no other. Ezekiel 8:13 And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit. Ezekiel 9:9 And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. Zephaniah 1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and will visit upon the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their hearts: The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to me: Surely thou seest, O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth. hast Ezekiel 8:6,15,17 And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou see, thinkest thou, what these are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should depart far off from my sanctuary? and turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations. . . . ancients Ezekiel 8:11 And seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and Jezonias the son of Saaphan stood in the midst of them, that stood before the pictures: and every one had a censer in his hand: and a cloud of smoke went up from the incense. Ezekiel 14:1 And some of the ancients of Israel came to me, and sat before me. Ezekiel 20:1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month: there came men of the ancients of Israel to inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me. Ephesians 5:12 For the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. in the Ezekiel 8:7,8 And he brought me in to the door of the court: and I saw, and behold a hole in the wall. . . . Job 24:13-17 They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths. . . . John 3:19,20 And this is the judgment: Because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. . . . The Lord seeth Ezekiel 9:9 And he said to me: The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Juda, is exceeding great, and the land is filled with blood, and the city is filled with perverseness: for they have said: The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not. Job 22:12,13 Dost not thou think that God is higher than heaven, and is elevated above the height of the stars? . . . Psalm 73:11 And they said: How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? Psalm 94:7-10 And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand. . . . Isaiah 29:15 Woe to you that are deep of heart, to hide your counsel from the Lord: and their works are in the dark, and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us? Context The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple…11And seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and Jezonias the son of Saaphan stood in the midst of them, that stood before the pictures: and every one had a censer in his hand: and a cloud of smoke went up from the incense. 12And he said to me: Surely thou seest, O son of man, what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in private in his chamber: for they say: The Lord seeth us not, the Lord hath forsaken the earth.13And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit.… Lexicon “Sonבֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of man,” אָדָם֒ (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being He said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to me, אֵלַי֮ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “do you see הֲרָאִ֣יתָ (hă·rā·’î·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see what אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the elders זִקְנֵ֤י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old of the house בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc are doing עֹשִׂ֣ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make in the darkness, בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness each אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person at the shrine בְּחַדְרֵ֣י (bə·ḥaḏ·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2315: A chamber, room of his own idol? מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ (maś·kî·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4906: A showpiece, figure, imagination For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction they are saying, אֹמְרִ֗ים (’ō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘The LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH does not אֵ֤ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle see רֹאֶ֣ה (rō·’eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see us; אֹתָ֔נוּ (’ō·ṯā·nū) Direct object marker | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH has forsaken עָזַ֥ב (‘ā·zaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit the land.�” הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Additional Translations “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”Then said he to me, Son of man, have you seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, the LORD sees us not; the LORD has forsaken the earth. Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land. And he said to me, Thou hast seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel do, each one of them in their secret chamber: because they have said, The Lord see not; The Lord has forsaken the earth. And he said unto me, Hast thou seen, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every one in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land. Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, the LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth. Then said he to me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth. Then he said to me, Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his rooms of imagery? for they say, Yahweh doesn't see us; Yahweh has forsaken the land. And He saith unto me, 'Hast thou seen, son of man, that which elders of the house of Israel are doing in darkness, each in the inner chambers of his imagery, for they are saying, Jehovah is not seeing us, Jehovah hath forsaken the land?' 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