³ He stretched out what looked like a hand^(A) and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up^(B) between earth and heaven and in visions^(C) of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the north gate of the inner court,^(D) where the idol that provokes to jealousy^(E) stood.

⁶ And he said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing—the utterly detestable^(A) things the Israelites are doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary?^(B) But you will see things that are even more detestable.”

¹⁴ Then 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.^(A)

¹⁵ He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this.”