Ézéchiel 8:3

Darby's French Translation

Et il étendit la forme d'une main, et me prit par les boucles de ma tête; et l'Esprit m'éleva entre la terre et les cieux, et m'emmena à Jérusalem, dans les visions de Dieu, à l'entrée de la porte intérieure qui regarde vers le nord, où était le siège de l'idole de jalousie qui provoque à la jalousie.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Et il avan�a une forme de main, et me prit par la chevelure de ma t�te, et l'Esprit m'�leva entre la terre et les cieux, et me transporta � J�rusalem, dans des visions de Dieu, � l'entr�e de la porte [du parvis] de dedans, qui regarde vers l'Aquilon, o� �tait pos�e l'idole de jalousie qui provoque � la jalousie.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et elle avan�a une forme de main, et me saisit par les cheveux de la t�te; et l'Esprit m'enleva entre la terre et les cieux, et me transporta, dans des visions divines, � J�rusalem, � l'entr�e de la porte int�rieure, qui est tourn�e vers le Nord, o� se trouvait l'idole de la jalousie, qui provoque la jalousie de l'�ternel.

Louis Segond (1910)
Il �tendit une forme de main, et me saisit par les cheveux de la t�te. L'esprit m'enleva entre la terre et le ciel, et me transporta, dans des visions divines, � J�rusalem, � l'entr�e de la porte int�rieure, du c�t� du septentrion, o� �tait l'idole de la jalousie, qui excite la jalousie de l'Eternel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he put: Ezekiel 2:9, Daniel 5:5, Daniel 10:10, Daniel 10:18

the spirit: Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 11:1, Ezekiel 11:24, Ezekiel 40:2, 1 Kings 18:12, 2 Kings 2:16, Acts 8:39, 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, Revelation 1:10-20, Revelation 4:2-11

to the door: Ezekiel 8:5, 2 Kings 16:14

the image: Ezekiel 5:11, Ezekiel 7:20, 2 Kings 21:7, Jeremiah 7:30, Jeremiah 32:34

provoketh: Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, Deuteronomy 5:9, Deuteronomy 6:15, Deuteronomy 32:16, Deuteronomy 32:21, Joshua 24:19, Psalms 78:58, 1 Corinthians 10:21, 1 Corinthians 10:22

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 29:20 - his jealousy 1 Kings 14:9 - to provoke 1 Kings 22:53 - provoked 2 Chronicles 29:5 - carry forth Ezekiel 1:1 - I saw Ezekiel 1:8 - General Ezekiel 3:12 - spirit Ezekiel 37:1 - carried Ezekiel 43:5 - the spirit Ezekiel 43:8 - setting Zephaniah 1:18 - the fire Matthew 4:1 - of the spirit Revelation 17:3 - he carried Revelation 21:10 - he carried

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he put forth the form of an hand,.... That is, he that appeared in the likeness of a man, and with so much glory and splendour, out of the midst of the fire and brightness which were about him, put forth the form of a hand, that looked like a man's hand; for this appearance was not real, only visionary; and this seems to design the Spirit of God sent forth by Christ, sometimes called the finger of God, Luke 11:20; as appears by what follows:

and took me by a lock of mine head; without hurting him, showing his power over him; and by this means raising him from his seat, as it seemed to the prophet:

and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and heaven; took him off of his seat, and out of his house, lifted him up in the air, and carried him through it, as he thought; for this was not real and local; in like manner as the spirit caught away Philip, Acts 8:39; but in vision, as follows:

and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem; so it was represented to him in a true vision, which was of God, and not of Satan, that he was carried from Chaldea to Jerusalem; not that he really was, for he was still in Chaldea; and here in vision was he brought again, and found himself to be when that vision was over,

Ezekiel 11:24; but things so appeared to him, as if he was actually brought to Jerusalem by the power of the Spirit of God:

to the door of the inner gate: not of Jerusalem, but the temple, or rather the court, the inner court; see Ezekiel 10:3; and so it should be rendered "to the door of the gate of the inner court" s; and thus it is explained by Jarchi, Kimchi, and Ben Melech:

that looketh toward the north; for there were gates on every side:

where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy; some graven image, perhaps the image of Baal; so called, because it provoked the Lord to jealousy, Deuteronomy 32:21. Gussetius t suggests, that סמל, "Semel", here may be the same with Semele; who, in the opinion of the Heathens, made Juno jealous.

s אל פתח שער הפנימית "ad ostium portae interioris, [sub.] atrii", Pagninus, Vatablus, Piscator. t Ebr. Comment. p. 903.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the visions of God - Ezekiel was not transported “in the body,” but rapt “in spirit,” while he still sat amidst the elders of Judah.

The inner gate - Or, the gate of the inner court. This gate, leading from the outer to the inner court (the court of the priests), is called Ezekiel 8:5 “the gate of the altar,” because it was from this side that the priests approached the brass altar. The prophet is on the “outside” of this gate, so that the “image of jealousy” was set up in the outer or people’s court over against the northern entrance to the priest’s court. This image was the image of a false god provoking Yahweh to “jealousy” Deuteronomy 32:16, Deu 32:21; 1 Kings 14:22. It may be doubted whether the scenes described in this chapter are intended to represent what actually occurred. They may be ideal pictures to indicate the idolatrous corruption of priests and people. And this is in accordance with the symbolic character of the number “four;” the four idolatries representing the idolatries in all the four quarters of the world. The false gods of pagandom are brought into the temple in order that they may be detected and exposed by being brought face to face with the God of revelation. Still history proves that the ideal picture was supported by actual facts which had occurred and were occurring.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 8:3. The image of jealousy — סמל הקנאה semel hakkinah. We do not know certainly of what form this image was, nor what god it represented. Some say it was the image of Baal, which was placed in the temple by Manasses; others, that it was the image of Mars; and others, that it was the image of Tammuz or Adonis. Calmet supports this opinion by the following reasons: -

1. The name agrees perfectly with him. He was represented as a beautiful youth, beloved by Venus; at which Mars, her paramour, being incensed and filled with jealousy, sent a large boar against Adonis, which killed him with his tusks. Hence it was the image of him who fell a victim to jealousy.

2. The prophet being returned towards the northern gate, where he had seen the image of jealousy, Ezekiel 8:14, there saw the women lamenting for Tammuz. Now Tammuz, all agree, signifies Adonis; it was that therefore which was called the image of jealousy.

3. The Scripture often gives to the heathen idols names of degradation; as Baal-zebub, god of flies; Baal-zebul; god of dung. It is likely that it was Adonis who is called The dead, Leviticus 19:27-28; Deuteronomy 14:9, because he was worshipped as one dead. And the women represented as worshipping him were probably adulteresses, and had suffered through the jealousy of their husbands. And this worship of the image of jealousy provoked God to jealousy, to destroy this bad people.