Ezekiel 8:14

Ezekiel 8:14 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

14Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the house of the Lord, and I saw women sitting there, mourning the god Tammuz.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

14Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lords house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for 8:14 I.e., a Babylonian godTammuz.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

14Then He brought me to the entrance of the gate of the Lords house which was toward the north; and behold, women were sitting there weeping for Tammuz.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

14Then He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lords 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.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

14Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I saw women sitting there. They were mourning for the god named Tammuz.

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