Ezekiel 43:6-12
Legacy Standard Bible
6 Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a (A)man was standing beside me. 7 He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My (B)throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will (C)dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the [a](D)corpses of their kings [b]when they die, 8 by putting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have (E)defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have done. So I have consumed them in My anger. 9 Now let them (F)put away their harlotry and the [c]corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will (G)dwell among them forever.
10 “As for you, son of man, [d](H)describe the house of Yahweh to the house of Israel, that they may feel (I)dishonor for their iniquities; and let them measure the [e](J)plan. 11 If they feel dishonor for all that they have done, make known to them the [f]design of the house, its structure, its (K)exits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes[g], and all its laws. And write it (L)in their sight so that they may keep its whole [h]design and all its statutes and (M)do them. 12 This is the [i]law of the house: within its entire boundary, on the top of the (N)mountain all around, shall be most holy. Behold, this is the [j]law of the house.
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- Ezekiel 43:7 Ugaritic monuments
- Ezekiel 43:7 Or in their high places
- Ezekiel 43:9 Ugaritic monuments
- Ezekiel 43:10 Lit declare
- Ezekiel 43:10 Lit perfection, pattern
- Ezekiel 43:11 Or form(s)
- Ezekiel 43:11 M.T. adds and all its designs
- Ezekiel 43:11 Or form(s)
- Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
- Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
Ezekiel 43:6-12
New English Translation
6 I heard someone speaking to me from the temple, while the man was standing beside me. 7 He said to me: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne[a] and the place for the soles of my feet,[b] where I will live among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer profane my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their spiritual prostitution or by the pillars of their kings set up when they die.[c] 8 When they placed their threshold by my threshold and their doorpost by my doorpost, with only the wall between me and them, they profaned my holy name by the abominable deeds they committed. So I consumed them in my anger. 9 Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever.
10 “As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins and measure the pattern. 11 When they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its pattern, its exits and entrances, and its whole design—all its statutes, its entire design, and all its laws; write it all down in their sight, so that they may observe its entire design and all its statutes and do them.
12 “This is the law of the temple: The entire area on top of the mountain all around will be most holy. Indeed, this is the law of the temple.
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- Ezekiel 43:7 sn God’s throne is mentioned in Isa 6:1 and Jer 3:17.
- Ezekiel 43:7 sn See 1 Chr 28:2; Pss 99:5; 132:7; Isa 60:13; Lam 2:1.
- Ezekiel 43:7 tn Heb “by their corpses in their death.” But the term normally translated “corpses” is better understood here as a reference to funeral pillars or funerary offerings. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:583-85, and L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:257.
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