12. God said, “Ezekiel, do you see what horrible things Israel's leaders are doing in secret? They have filled their rooms with idols. And they say I can't see them, because they think I have already deserted Israel.
13. But I will show you something even worse than this.”
14. He took me to the north gate of the temple, where I saw women mourning for the god Tammuz.
15. God asked me, “Can you believe what these women are doing? But now I want to show you something worse.”
16. I was then led into the temple's inner courtyard, where I saw about twenty-five men standing near the entrance, between the porch and the altar. Their backs were to the Lord's temple, and they were bowing down to the rising sun.