4. There I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.
5. He said to me: Son of man, lift your eyes to the north! I looked to the north and there in the entry north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy.
6. He asked, Son of man, do you see what they are doing? Do you see the great abominations that the house of Israel is practicing here, so that I must depart from my sanctuary? You shall see even greater abominations!
7. Then he brought me to the entrance of the courtyard, and there I saw a hole in the wall.
8. Son of man, he ordered, dig through the wall. I dug through the wall—there was a doorway.