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Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

Then said {H559} he unto me, Son {H1121} of man {H120}, hast thou seen {H7200} what the ancients {H2205} of the house {H1004} of Israel {H3478} do {H6213} in the dark {H2822}, every man {H376} in the chambers {H2315} of his imagery {H4906}? for they say {H559}, The LORD {H3068} seeth {H7200} us not; the LORD {H3068} hath forsaken {H5800} the earth {H776}.

Then he said to me, "Human being, did you see what the leaders of the house of Isra'el are doing in the dark, each one in the room of his own carved image, because they say, 'ADONAI can't see us; ADONAI has left the land.'?"

“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 29:15 (6 votes)

    Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

  • Ezekiel 9:9 (5 votes)

    Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

  • Ezekiel 8:15 (4 votes)

    Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of man? turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations than these.

  • Ephesians 5:12 (3 votes)

    For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

  • John 3:19 (3 votes)

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

  • John 3:20 (3 votes)

    For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

  • Psalms 10:11 (3 votes)

    He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].