Admission to the Temple

⁴ Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple of the Lord, and I fell upon my face.^{(A) 5} The Lord said to me: “Mortal, mark well, look closely, and listen attentively to all that I shall tell you concerning all the ordinances of the temple of the Lord and all its laws, and mark well the entrances^[a] to the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.^{(B) 6} Say to the rebellious house,^[b] to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: O house of Israel, let there be an end to all your abominations^{(C) 7} in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You^[c] have broken my covenant with all your abominations.^{(D) 8} And you have not kept charge of my sacred offerings, but you have appointed foreigners^[d] to act for you in keeping my charge in my sanctuary.