Then He brought me by way of the (A)north gate to the front of the house; and I looked, and behold, the (B)glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord, and I (C)fell on my face. And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, [a](D)pay attention, see with your eyes and hear with your ears everything that I say to you concerning all the (E)statutes of the house of the Lord and all its laws; and [b]pay attention to the entrance of the house, with all the exits of the sanctuary. You shall say to the [c](F)rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord [d]God says: “(G)Enough of all your abominations, house of Israel, when you brought in (H)foreigners, (I)uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, My house, when you (J)offered My food, the fat, and the blood and they (K)broke My covenant—this in addition to all your abominations. And you have not [e](L)taken responsibility for My holy things yourselves, but you have appointed foreigners [f]to take responsibility for My sanctuary.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart
  2. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart
  3. Ezekiel 44:6 Lit rebellion
  4. Ezekiel 44:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  5. Ezekiel 44:8 Lit kept charge of
  6. Ezekiel 44:8 Lit as keepers of duty to Me in My

Then the man brought me by way of the north gate(A) to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the Lord filling the temple(B) of the Lord, and I fell facedown.(C)

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations and instructions regarding the temple of the Lord. Give attention to the entrance(D) to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.(E) Say to rebellious Israel,(F) ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough of your detestable practices, people of Israel! In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart(G) and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.(H) Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.(I)

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