Ezekiel 44:4-8
New English Translation
4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. As I watched, I noticed[a] the glory of the Lord filling the Lord’s temple, and I threw myself face down. 5 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, pay attention,[b] watch closely, and listen carefully to[c] everything I tell you concerning all the statutes of the Lord’s house and all its laws. Pay attention to the entrances[d] to the temple with all the exits of the sanctuary. 6 Say to the rebellious,[e] to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough of all your abominable practices, O house of Israel! 7 When you bring foreigners, those uncircumcised in heart and in flesh, into my sanctuary, you desecrate[f] it—even my house—when you offer my food, the fat and the blood. You[g] have broken my covenant by all your abominable practices. 8 You have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have assigned foreigners[h] to keep charge of my sanctuary for you.
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- Ezekiel 44:4 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
- Ezekiel 44:5 tn Heb “set your heart” (so also in the latter part of the verse).
- Ezekiel 44:5 tn Heb “Set your mind, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear.”
- Ezekiel 44:5 tc The Syriac, Vulgate, and Targum read the plural. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:618.
- Ezekiel 44:6 tc The LXX reads “house of rebellion.”
- Ezekiel 44:7 tn Heb “to desecrate.”
- Ezekiel 44:7 tc The Greek, Syriac, and Latin versions read “you.” The Masoretic text reads “they.”
- Ezekiel 44:8 tc Instead of an energic ו (nun), the text may have read a third masculine plural suffix ם (mem), “them,” which was confused with ן (nun) in the old script. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:621. tn This word is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied from the context.
Ezekiel 44:4-8
Christian Standard Bible
4 Then the man brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and the glory of the Lord filled his temple.(A) And I fell facedown.(B) 5 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, pay attention;(C) look with your eyes and listen with your ears to everything I tell you about all the statutes and laws of the Lord’s temple.(D) Take careful note of the entrance of the temple along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
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6 “Say to the rebellious people,(E) the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I have had enough(F) of all your detestable practices, house of Israel. 7 When you brought in foreigners,(G) uncircumcised in both heart and flesh,(H) to occupy my sanctuary, you defiled my temple while you offered my food—the fat and the blood. You[a] broke my covenant by all your detestable practices. 8 You have not kept charge of my holy things(I) but have appointed others to keep charge of my sanctuary for you.’
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- 44:7 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads They
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