Discovery BoxEzekiel 8:10 
Context8:10 So I went in and looked. I noticed every figure 1 of creeping thing and beast – detestable images 2 – and every idol of the house of Israel, engraved on the wall all around. 3
Ezekiel 8:14
Context8:14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed 4 women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. 5
1 tn Or “pattern.”
2 tn Heb “detestable.” The word is often used to describe the figures of foreign gods.
3 sn These engravings were prohibited in the Mosaic law (Deut 4:16-18).
4 tn Given the context this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”
5 sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.
