Then said he unto me, hast thou seen [this], O son of man?.... This shocking piece of idolatry, women weeping for Tammuz:turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations than these; or, "great abominations besides these" .
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Ezekiel 8:15
Ezekiel 8:15
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