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Ezekiel 8:10

Ezekiel 8:10
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things,.... As beetles and others, worshipped for gods:

and abominable beasts; unclean ones; not only oxen, but dogs and cats, and other…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

There is clearly a reference to the idolatry of Egypt. Many subterranean chambers in rocks upon the shores of the Nile exhibit ornamentation and hieroglyphical characters, some of which are…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And saw - every form of creeping things - It is very likely that these images pourtrayed on the wall were the objects of Egyptian adoration: the ox, the ape, the dog, the crocodile, the ibis, the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 8:7-12

We have here a further discovery of the abominations that were committed at Jerusalem, and within the confines of the temple, too. Now observe,

I. How this discovery is made. God, in vision, brought…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The construction is difficult: lit. "and behold every likeness (Eze 8:8; Deu 4:17-18) of creeping things and beasts (cattle), abomination, and all," &c., the term "abomination" being descriptive both…