Ezekiel 43:6-12

Expanded Bible

⁶ As the man stood at my side, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the ·Temple [^Lhouse]. ⁷ The voice said to me, “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], this is my throne and the place ·where my feet rest [^Lfor the soles of my feet]. I will live here among the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren or Israel] forever. The ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel will not make my holy name ·unclean [defiled; ^Critually] again. Neither the people nor their kings will ·make it unclean [defile my holy name; ^Critually] with their ·sexual sins [prostitution] or with the ·dead bodies [^Lcorpses in their death; or funeral monuments/pillars] of their kings. ⁸ The kings ·made my name unclean [defiled my holy name; ^Critually] by putting their ·doorway [threshold] next to my ·doorway [threshold], and their doorpost next to my doorpost so only a wall separated me from them [^Ckings erected monuments to themselves around the temple]. When they did their ·acts that I hate [detestable/abominable acts], they ·made my holy name unclean [defiled my holy name; ^Critually], and so I ·destroyed [consumed] them in my anger. ⁹ Now let them stop their ·sexual sins [prostitution] and take the ·dead bodies [or funeral pillars; v. 7] of their kings far away from me. Then I will live among them forever.

¹⁰ “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], tell the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel about the ·Temple [^Lhouse] so they will be ashamed of their ·sins [iniquities]. Let them ·think about the plan of the Temple [study its plan; or consider its perfection]. ¹¹ If they are ashamed of all they have done, let them know the design of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] and how it is built. Show them its exits and entrances, all its designs, and also all its ·rules [statutes; ordinances; requirements] and ·teachings [laws; instructions]. Write it down ·as they watch [in their sight] so they will obey all its ·teachings [laws; instructions] and its ·rules [statutes; ordinances; requirements]. ¹² This is the ·teaching about [law of] the ·Temple [^Lhouse]: All the area around the top of the mountain is most holy. This is the ·teaching about [law/instruction of] the ·Temple [^Lhouse].