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Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Jehovah`s house which was toward the north; and behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The seer is now brought back to the same gate as in Ezekiel 8:3.

It is not certain that this verse refers to any special act of Tammuz-worsh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Women weeping for Tammuz. The prophet is now taken to the north gate of the outer enclosure of the Temple courts, where he sees a …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He now mentions the third kind of idolatry by which the Jews polluted the temple, for this was a kind of sin peculiar to females; and we know that …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's
house, which [was] towards the north

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The yearly lamenting for Tammuz was accompanied by infamous practices; and the sun worshippers described here are thought to have been priests. The…

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