Then he brought me by way of (A)the north gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and behold, (B)the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord. And (C)I fell on my face. And the Lord said to me, (D)“Son of man, mark well, (E)see with your eyes, (F)and hear with your ears all that I shall tell you concerning (G)all the statutes of the temple of the Lord and all its laws. And mark well (H)the entrance to the temple and all the exits from the sanctuary. And say to (I)the rebellious house,[a] to the (J)house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: O house of Israel, (K)enough of all your abominations, in (L)admitting foreigners, (M)uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, (N)profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You[b] have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations. And (O)you have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have set others to keep my charge for you in my sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:6 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks house
  2. Ezekiel 44:7 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew They

Foreigners, Levites, Zadokites

Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and suddenly the Lord’s glory filled the Lord’s temple, and I fell on my face. Then the Lord said to me: Human one, pay close attention! Use your eyes and ears and listen to all that I say to you concerning the regulations of the Lord’s temple and all its instructions. Pay close attention to the access to the temple through all the sanctuary portals.[a] Speak to the rebels, to the house of Israel, The Lord God proclaims: Enough of your detestable practices, house of Israel! You made my temple unclean because you brought into my sanctuary foreigners who were physically and spiritually uncircumcised. When you offered my food of fat and blood to me, you[b] broke my covenant with all your detestable practices. You didn’t keep charge of my holy things. On the contrary, you appointed them[c] to keep charge in my sanctuary for you.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:5 Or exits
  2. Ezekiel 44:7 LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT they
  3. Ezekiel 44:8 Heb lacks them.