Ezekiel 8:14
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And he brought me in by the door of the gate of the Lord's house, which looked to the north: and behold women sat there mourning for Adonis.

toward

Ezekiel 44:4 And he brought me by the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house: and I saw, and behold the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell on my face.

Ezekiel 46:9 But when the people of the land shall go in before the Lord in the solemn feasts, he that goeth in by the north gate to adore, shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that goeth in by the way of the south gate, shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go out at that over against it.

Context
The Vision of Idolatry in the Temple
13And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit. 14And he brought me in by the door of the gate of the Lord's house, which looked to the north: and behold women sat there mourning for Adonis.15And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations than these.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 8:13
And he said to me: If thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations which these commit.

Ezekiel 8:15
And he said to me: Surely thou hast seen, O son of man: but turn thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

Ezekiel 11:12
And you shall know that I am the Lord: because you have not walked in my commandments, and have not done my judgments, but you have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you.

Ezekiel 44:4
And he brought me by the way of the north gate, in the sight of the house: and I saw, and behold the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell on my face.

Ezekiel 46:9
But when the people of the land shall go in before the Lord in the solemn feasts, he that goeth in by the north gate to adore, shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that goeth in by the way of the south gate, shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go out at that over against it.

Lexicon
Then He brought
וַיָּבֵ֣א (way·yā·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

me to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the entrance
פֶּ֙תַח֙ (pe·ṯaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6607: An opening, door, entrance way

of the north
הַצָּפ֑וֹנָה (haṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

gate
שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate

of the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and I saw
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

women
הַנָּשִׁ֣ים (han·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

sitting
יֹֽשְׁב֔וֹת (yō·šə·ḇō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there,
שָׁם֙ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

weeping
מְבַכּ֖וֹת (mə·ḇak·kō·wṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1058: To weep, to bemoan

for Tammuz.
הַתַּמּֽוּז׃ (hat·tam·mūz)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8542: Tammuz -- a Babylonian god


Additional Translations
Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Jehovah's house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.

And he brought me in to the porch of the house of the Lord that looks to the north; and, behold there were women sitting there lamenting for Thammuz.

And he brought me to the entry of the gate of Jehovah's house that was toward the north; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was towards the north; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Yahweh's house which was toward the north; and see, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.

And He bringeth me in unto the opening of the gate of the house of Jehovah that is at the north, and lo, there the women are sitting weeping for Tammuz.
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