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13 Then he said to me, “If you come with me, you will see these men doing even more terrible things!”

14 Then God led me to the entrance to the Lord’s Temple. This gate was on the north side. I saw women sitting there and crying. They were sad about the false god Tammuz[a]!

15 God said to me, “Son of man, do you see these terrible things? Come with me and you will see things that are even worse than this!”

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  1. Ezekiel 8:14 Tammuz People thought this false god died and his wife Ishtar asked everyone to be sad and cry with her. Ishtar hoped this would bring him back to life. This ceremony was on the 2nd day of the fourth month (June/July). This month was named Tammuz because of this ceremony.

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