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Ezekiel 43
Lexham English Bible

Return of the Lord’s Glory and Description of Sacrifices and Worship

43 And he brought me to the gate which was facing east.[a] 2 And, look! The glory of the God of Israel, it came from the way of the east, and its sound was like the sound of many waters[b] and the land radiated due to his glory! 3 And[c] the appearance of the vision which I saw was as[d] the vision which I saw at his[e] coming to destroy the city, and these visions were also as[f] the vision which I saw by the Kebar River,[g] and I fell on my face.

4 And then the glory of Yahweh came to the temple by the way of the gate facing east.[h] 5 And the Spirit lifted me and it brought me to the inner courtyard and, look! The glory of Yahweh filled the temple! 6 And I heard someone speaking to me from the house,[i] and a man was standing beside me. 7 And he said to me, “Son of man,[j] this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet where I will dwell[k] in the midst of the Israelites[l] to eternity, and they, the house of Israel, they and their kings, will not again defile my holy name[m] with their fornication and with their offerings for the dead[n] of their kings on their high places. 8 When they placed their threshold[o] with[p] my threshold, their doorframe beside my doorframe and the[q] wall was between me and between them, then they defiled my holy name,[r] with their detestable things that they did, and so I consumed them in my anger. 9 Now let them send their fornication far away and the offerings for the dead[s] of their kings away from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.[t]

10 You, son of man,[u] describe to the house of Israel the temple and let them be ashamed of their iniquities and let them measure the pattern. 11 And if they are ashamed of all that they did, then the plan of the temple and its arrangement and its exits and its entrances and all of its plans[v] and all of its statutes. And all of its plans[w] and all of its laws[x] make known to them and write them before their eyes, so that they may remember all of its plans and all of its statutes, so that they do them! 12 This is the law[y] of the temple: On the top of the mountain, all of its territory, all the way around it,[z] will be most holy.[aa] Look, this is the law of the temple.

13 And these are the measurements of the altar in the cubits[ab] (a cubit is a cubit and a handbreadth):[ac] now its gutter[ad] is a cubit[ae] in depth by a cubit[af] in width[ag] and its rim along its edge all around is one span,[ah] and this is also the height of the altar. 14 And from the gutter[ai] at the ground up to the lower ledge is two cubits,[aj] and its width is one cubit,[ak] and from the small ledge up to the large ledge is four cubits,[al] and its width is one cubit. 15 And the altar hearth was four cubits,[am] and from the altar hearth and upwards[an] were the four horns of the altar. 16 And the altar hearth was twelve[ao] cubits in length and twelve[ap] cubits in width[aq]; it was squared on its four sides.[ar] 17 And the ledge was fourteen[as] cubits in length with fourteen[at] cubits its width[au] to all four of its sides, and a rim was all around it of one-half cubit.[av] And the gutter[aw] for it was a cubit[ax] all around, and its steps were facing east.”

18 And he said to me, “Son of man,[ay] thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘These are the statutes of the altar on the day when it is made,[az] to sacrifice a burnt offering on it and to sprinkle blood on it. 19 And you must give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, the ones coming near me,” declares[ba] the Lord Yahweh, “to serve me, a bull, a calf[bb] as a sin offering.

20 You must take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar,[bc] and the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all around; thus you must purify it and make atonement for it. 21 And you must take the bull, the sin offering, and you must burn it in the designated place of the temple outside of the holy place. 22 And on the second day you must offer a he-goat without defect as a sin offering, and they must purify the altar like[bd] they purified with the bull. 23 When you are finished[be] from purifying, you must offer a bull, a calf,[bf] without defect, and a ram from the flock without defect. 24 And you must bring them near before[bg] Yahweh, and the priests must throw salt on them, and they must offer them as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 25 For seven days you must provide a goat of sin offering for the day and a bull, a calf,[bh] and a ram from the flock without defect; you must provide them. 26 Seven days they must purify the altar and they must cleanse it and so they will consecrate it.[bi] 27 And they will finish the days, and then[bj] on the eighth day and beyond that the priests will offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your fellowship offerings, and then I will be pleased with you,” declares[bk] the Lord Yahweh.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:1 Literally “which was facing to the way of the east”
  2. Ezekiel 43:2 Hebrew “water”
  3. Ezekiel 43:3 Or “and as”; as is not needed in translation
  4. Ezekiel 43:3 Or “like”
  5. Ezekiel 43:3 Or “my coming”
  6. Ezekiel 43:3 Or “like”
  7. Ezekiel 43:3 Literally “river of Kebar”
  8. Ezekiel 43:4 Literally “by the way of the gate which its face was to the way of the east”
  9. Ezekiel 43:6 Or “from inside”
  10. Ezekiel 43:7 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  11. Ezekiel 43:7 Literally “which I will dwell there”
  12. Ezekiel 43:7 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  13. Ezekiel 43:7 Literally “the name of my holiness”
  14. Ezekiel 43:7 Or “corpses”
  15. Ezekiel 43:8 Literally “in/at their placing their threshold”
  16. Ezekiel 43:8 Or “beside/next to”
  17. Ezekiel 43:8 Or “their”
  18. Ezekiel 43:8 Literally “the name of my holiness”
  19. Ezekiel 43:9 Or “corpses”
  20. Ezekiel 43:9 Literally “to eternity”
  21. Ezekiel 43:10 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  22. Ezekiel 43:11 Or “its entire pattern”
  23. Ezekiel 43:11 Or “purposes”
  24. Ezekiel 43:11 According to the reading tradition (Qere); cf. BHS
  25. Ezekiel 43:12 Literally “torah” or “instruction”
  26. Ezekiel 43:12 Literally “all around, all around”
  27. Ezekiel 43:12 Literally “will be a holiness of holinesses”
  28. Ezekiel 43:13 Or “in long cubits”
  29. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, about 18 inches (regular cubit) + 3 inches = 21 inches (long cubit)
  30. Ezekiel 43:13 Or “trench” (NJPS)
  31. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 21 inches
  32. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 21 inches
  33. Ezekiel 43:13 Literally “the cubit and cubit its width”
  34. Ezekiel 43:13 That is, 9 inches
  35. Ezekiel 43:14 Or “trench”
  36. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, 3 feet 6 inches
  37. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, 21 inches
  38. Ezekiel 43:14 That is, 7 feet
  39. Ezekiel 43:15 That is, 7 feet
  40. Ezekiel 43:15 Literally “and to above”
  41. Ezekiel 43:16 Literally “two ten”
  42. Ezekiel 43:16 Literally “two ten”
  43. Ezekiel 43:16 That is, 21 feet square
  44. Ezekiel 43:16 Literally “squared to the four of its sides”
  45. Ezekiel 43:17 Literally “four ten”
  46. Ezekiel 43:17 Literally “four ten”
  47. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, 24.5 feet on all four sides, a square
  48. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, 10.5 inches
  49. Ezekiel 43:17 Or “trench”
  50. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, 21 inches
  51. Ezekiel 43:18 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  52. Ezekiel 43:18 Literally “to be made it”
  53. Ezekiel 43:19 Literally “declaration of”
  54. Ezekiel 43:19 Literally “son of cattle,” or “son of the herd”
  55. Ezekiel 43:20 Literally “on its four horns”
  56. Ezekiel 43:22 Literally “as that”
  57. Ezekiel 43:23 Literally “at your finishing”
  58. Ezekiel 43:23 Literally “son of cattle,” or “son of the herd”
  59. Ezekiel 43:24 Literally “to the face of”
  60. Ezekiel 43:25 Literally “son of cattle,” or “son of the herd”
  61. Ezekiel 43:26 Literally “they must fill its hand”
  62. Ezekiel 43:27 Literally “and it will happen”
  63. Ezekiel 43:27 Literally “declaration of”
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Ezekiel 43
New Living Translation

The Lord’s Glory Returns

43 After this, the man brought me back around to the east gateway. 2 Suddenly, the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the east. The sound of his coming was like the roar of rushing waters, and the whole landscape shone with his glory. 3 This vision was just like the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River and then when he came[a] to destroy Jerusalem. I fell face down on the ground. 4 And the glory of the Lord came into the Temple through the east gateway.

5 Then the Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the Lord filled the Temple. 6 And I heard someone speaking to me from within the Temple, while the man who had been measuring stood beside me. 7 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place where I will rest my feet. I will live here forever among the people of Israel. They and their kings will not defile my holy name any longer by their adulterous worship of other gods or by honoring the relics of their kings who have died.[b] 8 They put their idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in my anger. 9 Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever.

10 “Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan, 11 and they will be ashamed[c] of what they have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple—including its entrances and exits—and everything else about it. Tell them about its decrees and laws. Write down all these specifications and decrees as they watch so they will be sure to remember and follow them. 12 And this is the basic law of the Temple: absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this is the basic law of the Temple.

The Altar

13 “These are the measurements of the altar[d]: There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide,[e] with a curb 9 inches[f] wide around its edge. And this is the height[g] of the altar: 14 From the gutter the altar rises 3 1⁄2 feet[h] to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar and is 21 inches[i] wide. From the lower ledge the altar rises 7 feet[j] to the upper ledge that is also 21 inches wide. 15 The top of the altar, the hearth, rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising up from each of the four corners. 16 The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.[k] 17 The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1⁄2 feet by 24 1⁄2 feet,[l] with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1⁄2-inch curb[m] all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.”

18 Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for the burning of offerings and the sprinkling of blood when the altar is built. 19 At that time, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who minister before me, are to be given a young bull for a sin offering, says the Sovereign Lord. 20 You will take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the upper ledge, and the curb that runs around that ledge. This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar. 21 Then take the young bull for the sin offering and burn it at the appointed place outside the Temple area.

22 “On the second day, sacrifice as a sin offering a young male goat that has no physical defects. Then cleanse and make atonement for the altar again, just as you did with the young bull. 23 When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock. 24 You are to present them to the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the Lord.

25 “Every day for seven days a male goat, a young bull, and a ram from the flock will be sacrificed as a sin offering. None of these animals may have physical defects of any kind. 26 Do this each day for seven days to cleanse and make atonement for the altar, thus setting it apart for holy use. 27 On the eighth day, and on each day afterward, the priests will sacrifice on the altar the burnt offerings and peace offerings of the people. Then I will accept you. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

Footnotes

  1. 43:3 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Latin Vulgate; Masoretic Text reads I came.
  2. 43:7 Or kings on their high places.
  3. 43:11 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads if they are ashamed.
  4. 43:13a Hebrew measurements of the altar in long cubits, each being a cubit [18 inches or 45 centimeters] and a handbreadth [3 inches or 8 centimeters] in length.
  5. 43:13b Hebrew a cubit [53 centimeters] deep and a cubit wide.
  6. 43:13c Hebrew 1 span [23 centimeters].
  7. 43:13d As in Greek version; Hebrew reads base.
  8. 43:14a Hebrew 2 cubits [1.1 meters].
  9. 43:14b Hebrew 1 cubit [53 centimeters]; also in 43:14d.
  10. 43:14c Hebrew 4 cubits [2.1 meters]; also in 43:15.
  11. 43:16 Hebrew 12 [cubits] [6.4 meters] long and 12 [cubits] wide.
  12. 43:17a Hebrew 14 [cubits] [7.4 meters] long and 14 [cubits] wide.
  13. 43:17b Hebrew a gutter of 1 cubit [53 centimeters] and a curb of 1⁄2 a cubit [27 centimeters].
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