14Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for 8:14 I.e., a Babylonian godTammuz.
14Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lord’s house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz.
14Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for 8:14 A Babylonian god whose supposed death each summer caused the vegetation to wilt and die. In the spring he returned from the underworld bringing rain and new growth. His worship also involved fertility rituals.Tammuz.
14Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, weeping for Tammuz.8:14 Tammuz, meaning Sprout of Life, was a Sumerian god of fertility.