Then said he unto me, son of man, dig now in the wall,.... And so make the hole larger; that he might have a fuller view of what was to be seen within the wall:and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door; an opening, by which he could go into the cell or chamber, and take a full view of what was to be seen there.
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Ezekiel 8:8
Ezekiel 8:8
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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