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Ezekiel 8:17

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

Then he said unto me, hast thou seen [this], O son of man?.... Took notice of and considered this piece of idolatry, worshipping the sun toward the east:is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here?

could these things, which are such dreadful abominations, committed here in the temple, be reckoned light things by them, as surely they cannot?

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