Ezekiel 43:9

Ezekiel 43:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.

Context of Ezekiel 43:9

7He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel and their kings will no longer defile my holy name by their religious prostitution and by the corpses of their kings at their high places. 8Whenever they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they were defiling my holy name by the detestable acts they committed. So I destroyed them in my anger. Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever. 10“As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure its pattern, 11and they will be ashamed of all that they have done. Reveal the design of the temple to them — its layout with its exits and entrances — its complete design along with all its statutes, design specifications, and laws. Write it down in their sight so that they may observe its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out.

Ezekiel 43:9 word by word

עַתָּ֞ה יְרַחֲק֧וּ אֶת־זְנוּתָ֛ם וּפִגְרֵ֥י מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י בְתוֹכָ֖ם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now let them put awayרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• their whoredomזְנוּתzenûth · fornicationH2184
• and the carcasesפֶּ֫גֶרpeger · corpseH6297
• of their kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• from me, and I will dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of them for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:9

• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you.
• Hosea 2:2Rebuke your mother; rebuke her. For she is not my wife and I am not her husband. Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face and her adultery from between her breasts.
• Colossians 3:5Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
• Ezekiel 43:7He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel and their kings will no longer defile my holy name by their religious prostitution and by the corpses of their kings at their high places.
• Ezekiel 37:23They will not defile themselves anymore with their idols, their abhorrent things, and all their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.
• Ezekiel 37:26I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be a permanent covenant with them. I will establish and multiply them and will set my sanctuary among them forever.
• 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Now let them put away their whoredom - Their idolatry. And the carcasses of their kings - It appears that God was displeased with their bringing their kings so near his temple. David was buried in the city of David, which was on Mount Zion, near to the temple; and so were almost all the kings of Judah; but God requires that the place of his temple and its vicinity shall be kept unpolluted; and when they put away all kinds of defilement, then will he dwell…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9If God were to remain with his people, they needed higher standards. They also needed clear rules to prevent the sins of the past from happening again. In earlier times, Israel and their kings dishonored God. They worshiped other gods. They also honored dead kings by placing memorial markers inside the temple area. The temple belonged to the living God, not to human rulers. In the future, the proper order would be restored. The home of the earthly ruler…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. carcasses of their kings--It is supposed that some of their idolatrous kings were buried within the bounds of Solomon's temple [Henderson]. Rather, "the carcasses of their idols," here called "kings," as having had lordship over them in past times (Is 26:13); but henceforth Jehovah, alone their rightful lord, shall be their king, and the idols that had been their "king" would appear but as "carcasses." Hence these defunct kings are associated with the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 43:9

• Idolatry

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• Atonement, Day of
• Crime; Crimes
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Jerusalem
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Temple
• Tomb

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings