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Ezekiel 44

New American Standard Bible 1995

Gate for the Prince

1Then He broughtH7725 me backH7725 by the wayH1870 of the 1outerH2435 gateH8179 of the sanctuaryH4720, which facesH6437 the eastH6921; and it was shutH5462. 2The LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “ThisH2088 gateH8179 shall be shutH5462; it shall not be openedH6605, and noH3808 oneH376 shall enterH935 by it, for the 2LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 has enteredH935 by it; therefore it shall be shutH5462. 3As for the 3princeH5387, he shall sitH3427 in it as princeH5387 to 4eatH398 breadH3899 beforeH6440 the LordH3068; he shall 5enterH935 by wayH1870 of the 6porchH197 of the gateH8179 and shall goH3318 out 7by the same wayH1870.”

4Then He broughtH935 me by wayH1870 of the 8northH6828 gateH8179 to the frontH6440 of the houseH1004; and I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, the 9gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and I 10fellH5307 on my faceH6440. 5The LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, 1112markH7760 wellH3820, seeH7200 with your eyesH5869 and hearH8085 with your earsH241 allH3605 that I sayH1696 to you concerning allH3605 the 13statutesH2708 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 and concerning allH3605 its lawsH8451; and 14markH7760 wellH3820 the entranceH3996 of the houseH1004, with allH3605 exitsH4161 of the sanctuaryH4720. 6You shall sayH559 to the 1516rebelliousH4805 onesH4805, to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 17GodH3068, “18EnoughH7227 of allH3605 your abominationsH8441, O houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, 7when you broughtH935 in 19foreignersH1121H5236, 20uncircumcisedH6189 in heartH3820 and uncircumcisedH6189 in fleshH1320, to be in My sanctuaryH4720 to profaneH2490 it, even My houseH1004, when you 21offeredH7126 My foodH3899, the fatH2459 and the bloodH1818; for they 22madeH6565 My covenantH1285 voidH6565--this in additionH413 to allH3605 your abominationsH8441. 8And you have not 23keptH8104 chargeH4931 of My holyH6944 thingsH6944 yourselves, but you have setH7760 foreigners 24to keepH8104 chargeH4931 of My sanctuaryH4720.”

9‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “25NoH3605H3808 foreignerH1121H5236 uncircumcisedH6189 in heartH3820 and uncircumcisedH6189 in fleshH1320, of allH3605 the foreignersH1121H5236 whoH834 are amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, shall enterH935 My sanctuaryH4720. 10But the LevitesH3881 whoH834 wentH7368 farH7368 from Me when IsraelH3478 wentH8582 astrayH8582, whoH834 26wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me afterH310 their idolsH1544, shall 27bearH5375 the punishmentH5771 for their iniquityH5771. 11Yet they shall be 28ministersH8334 in My sanctuaryH4720, having 29oversightH6486 at the gatesH8179 of the houseH1004 and 30ministeringH8334 in the houseH1004; they shall 31slaughterH7819 the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the sacrificeH2077 for the peopleH5971, and they shall 32standH5975 beforeH6440 them to ministerH8334 to them. 12BecauseH3282H834 they ministeredH8334 to them 33beforeH6440 their idolsH1544 and becameH1961 a 34stumblingH4383 blockH4383 of iniquityH5771 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, thereforeH5921H3651 I have 3536swornH5375H3027 againstH5921 them,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “that they shall 37bearH5375 the punishmentH5771 for their iniquityH5771. 13And they shall 38not comeH5066 nearH5066 to Me to serveH3547 as a priestH3547 to Me, norH3808 comeH5066 nearH5066 to anyH3605 of My holyH6944 thingsH6944, to the thingsH6944 that are mostH6944 holyH6944; but they will 39bearH5375 their shameH3639 and their abominationsH8441 whichH834 they have committedH6213. 14Yet I will 40appointH5414 them 41to 42keepH8104 chargeH4931 of the houseH1004, of allH3605 its serviceH5656 and of allH3605 that shall be doneH6213 in it.

Ordinances for the Levites

15“But the 43LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of 44ZadokH6659, whoH834 45keptH8104 chargeH4931 of My sanctuaryH4720 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 46wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me, shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to Me to ministerH8334 to Me; and they shall 47standH5975 beforeH6440 Me to offerH7126 Me the 48fatH2459 and the bloodH1818,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 16“They shall 49enterH935 My sanctuaryH4720; they shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to My 50tableH7979 to ministerH8334 to Me and keepH8104 My chargeH4931. 17It shall be that when they enterH935 at the gatesH8179 of the innerH6442 courtH2691, they shall be clothedH3847 with 51linenH6593 garmentsH899; and woolH6785 shall not 52be on them while they are ministeringH8334 in the gatesH8179 of the innerH6442 courtH2691 and in the houseH1004. 18LinenH6593 53turbansH6287 shall be on their headsH7218 and 54linenH6593 undergarmentsH4370 shall be on their loinsH4975; they shall not girdH2296 themselves with anything which makes them sweatH3154. 19When they goH3318 out into the outerH2435 courtH2691, into the outerH2435 courtH2691 to the peopleH5971, they shall 55putH6584 offH6584 their garmentsH899 in whichH834 they have been ministeringH8334 and layH5117 them in the holyH6944 chambersH3957; then they shall putH3847 on otherH312 garmentsH899 soH3808 that they will 56not transmitH6942 holinessH6942 to the peopleH5971 with their garmentsH899. 20Also they shall 57not shaveH1548 their headsH7218, yet they shall not 58let their locksH6545 59growH7971 longH7971; they shall onlyH3697 trimH3697 the hair of their headsH7218. 2160NorH3808 shall anyH3605 of the priestsH3548 drinkH8354 wineH3196 when they enterH935 the innerH6442 courtH2691. 22And they shall not 61marryH3947 a widowH490 or a 62divorcedH1644 woman but shall 63takeH3947 virginsH1330 from the offspringH2233 of the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, or a widowH490 whoH834 is the widowH490 of a priestH3548. 23Moreover, they shall teachH3384 My peopleH5971 the 64difference betweenH996 the holyH6944 and the profaneH2455, and cause them to discernH3045 betweenH996 the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889. 24In a disputeH7379 65they shall takeH5975 their standH5975 to judgeH8199; they shall judgeH8199 it according to My ordinancesH4941. They shall also keepH8104 My lawsH8451 and My statutesH2708 in allH3605 My 66appointedH4150 feastsH4150 and 67sanctifyH6942 My sabbathsH7676. 256869They shall not goH935 to a deadH4191 personH120 to defileH2930 themselves; howeverH3588H518, for fatherH1, for motherH517, for sonH1121, for daughterH1323, for brotherH251, or for a sisterH269 whoH834 has not hadH1961 a husbandH376, they may defileH2930 themselves. 26AfterH310 he is 70cleansedH2893, sevenH7651 daysH3117 shall 71elapseH5608 for him. 27On the dayH3117 that he goesH935 into the sanctuaryH6944, into the 72innerH6442 courtH2691 to ministerH8334 in the sanctuaryH6944, he shall offerH7126 his 73sinH2403 offeringH2403,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

28“And it shall be with regard to an inheritanceH5159 for them, that 74I am their inheritanceH5159; and you shall giveH5414 them noH3808 possessionH272 in IsraelH3478--I am their possessionH272. 29They shall 75eatH398 the grain offeringH4503, the sinH2403 offeringH2403 and the guiltH817 offeringH817; and everyH3605 7677devotedH2764 thingH2764 in IsraelH3478 shall be theirsH4480H1992. 30The firstH7225 of allH3605 the 78firstH1061 fruitsH1061 of everyH3605 kind and everyH3605 79contributionH8641 of everyH3605 kind, from allH3605 your 80contributionsH8641, shall be for the priestsH3548; you shall also giveH5414 to the priestH3548 the 81firstH7225 of your 82doughH6182 to cause a 83blessingH1293 to restH5117 on your houseH1004. 31The priestsH3548 shall not eatH398 anyH3605 birdH5775 or beastH929 that has 84diedH5038 a naturalH5038 deathH5038 or has been tornH2966 to piecesH2966.

Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 44:1 Ezek 40:6, 17; 42:14 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 44:2 Ezek 43:2-4 ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 44:3 Ezek 34:24; 37:25 ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 44:3 Gen 31:54; Ex 24:9-11 ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 44:3 Ezek 46:2, 8-10 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 44:3 Ezek 40:9 ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 44:3 Lit by his way ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 44:4 Ezek 40:20, 40 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 44:4 Is 6:3, 4; Ezek 1:28; 3:23; 43:4, 5; Hag 2:7 ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 44:4 Ezek 1:28; 43:3 ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart on ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 44:5 Deut 32:46; Ezek 40:4 ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 44:5 Deut 12:32; Ezek 43:10, 11 ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 44:5 Lit set your heart on ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 44:6 Lit rebellion ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 44:6 Ezek 2:5-7; 3:9 ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 44:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 44:6 Ezek 45:9; 1 Pet 4:3 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 44:7 Ex 12:43-49 ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 44:7 Lev 26:41; Deut 10:16; Jer 4:4; 9:26 ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 44:7 Lev 22:25 ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 44:7 Gen 17:14 ↩
  23. 23. Ezekiel 44:8 Lev 22:2; Num 18:7 ↩
  24. 24. Ezekiel 44:8 Lit as keepers of My charge in My ↩
  25. 25. Ezekiel 44:9 Ezek 44:7; Joel 3:17; Zech 14:21 ↩
  26. 26. Ezekiel 44:10 2 Kin 23:8, 9; Ezek 22:26; 44:12 ↩
  27. 27. Ezekiel 44:10 Num 18:23 ↩
  28. 28. Ezekiel 44:11 Num 3:5-37; 4:1-33; 18:2-7 ↩
  29. 29. Ezekiel 44:11 1 Chr 26:1-19 ↩
  30. 30. Ezekiel 44:11 Ezek 40:45; 44:14 ↩
  31. 31. Ezekiel 44:11 2 Chr 29:34; 30:17 ↩
  32. 32. Ezekiel 44:11 Num 16:9 ↩
  33. 33. Ezekiel 44:12 2 Kin 16:10-16 ↩
  34. 34. Ezekiel 44:12 Ezek 14:3, 4 ↩
  35. 35. Ezekiel 44:12 Lit lifted up My hand ↩
  36. 36. Ezekiel 44:12 Ezek 20:15, 23 ↩
  37. 37. Ezekiel 44:12 Ezek 44:10 ↩
  38. 38. Ezekiel 44:13 Num 18:3 ↩
  39. 39. Ezekiel 44:13 Ezek 16:61, 63; 39:26 ↩
  40. 40. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit give ↩
  41. 41. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit keepers of the charge ↩
  42. 42. Ezekiel 44:14 Num 18:4; 1 Chr 23:28-32; Ezek 44:11 ↩
  43. 43. Ezekiel 44:15 Jer 33:18-22 ↩
  44. 44. Ezekiel 44:15 Ezek 40:46; 43:19; 48:11 ↩
  45. 45. Ezekiel 44:15 Num 18:7; Ezek 40:45 ↩
  46. 46. Ezekiel 44:15 Ezek 44:10; 48:11 ↩
  47. 47. Ezekiel 44:15 Zech 3:1, 7 ↩
  48. 48. Ezekiel 44:15 Lev 3:16, 17; 17:5, 6; Ezek 44:7 ↩
  49. 49. Ezekiel 44:16 Num 18:5, 7, 8 ↩
  50. 50. Ezekiel 44:16 Ezek 41:22; Mal 1:7, 12 ↩
  51. 51. Ezekiel 44:17 Ex 28:42, 43; 39:27-29; Rev 19:8 ↩
  52. 52. Ezekiel 44:17 Lit come upon ↩
  53. 53. Ezekiel 44:18 Ex 28:40; Is 3:20; Ezek 24:17, 23 ↩
  54. 54. Ezekiel 44:18 Ex 28:42; Lev 16:4 ↩
  55. 55. Ezekiel 44:19 Lev 6:10; 16:4, 23, 24; Ezek 42:14 ↩
  56. 56. Ezekiel 44:19 Lev 6:27; Ezek 46:20 ↩
  57. 57. Ezekiel 44:20 Lev 21:5 ↩
  58. 58. Ezekiel 44:20 Num 6:5 ↩
  59. 59. Ezekiel 44:20 Or hang loose ↩
  60. 60. Ezekiel 44:21 Lev 10:9 ↩
  61. 61. Ezekiel 44:22 Lit take as wives for themselves ↩
  62. 62. Ezekiel 44:22 Lev 21:7, 14 ↩
  63. 63. Ezekiel 44:22 Lev 21:13 ↩
  64. 64. Ezekiel 44:23 Lev 10:10; Ezek 22:26; Hos 4:6; Mic 3:9-11; Zeph 3:4; Hag 2:11-13; Mal 2:6-8 ↩
  65. 65. Ezekiel 44:24 Deut 17:8, 9; 19:17; 21:5; 1 Chr 23:4; 2 Chr 19:8-10 ↩
  66. 66. Ezekiel 44:24 Lev 23:2, 4, 44 ↩
  67. 67. Ezekiel 44:24 Ezek 20:12, 20 ↩
  68. 68. Ezekiel 44:25 Lit He ↩
  69. 69. Ezekiel 44:25 Lev 21:1-4 ↩
  70. 70. Ezekiel 44:26 Num 19:13-19 ↩
  71. 71. Ezekiel 44:26 Lit be counted ↩
  72. 72. Ezekiel 44:27 Ezek 44:17 ↩
  73. 73. Ezekiel 44:27 Lev 5:3, 6; Num 6:9-11 ↩
  74. 74. Ezekiel 44:28 Num 18:20; Deut 10:9; 18:1, 2; Josh 13:33 ↩
  75. 75. Ezekiel 44:29 Num 18:9, 14; Josh 13:14 ↩
  76. 76. Ezekiel 44:29 Or dedicated ↩
  77. 77. Ezekiel 44:29 Lev 27:21, 28; Num 18:14 ↩
  78. 78. Ezekiel 44:30 Num 18:12, 13; 2 Chr 31:4-6, 10; Neh 10:35-37 ↩
  79. 79. Ezekiel 44:30 Or heave offering(s) ↩
  80. 80. Ezekiel 44:30 Or heave offering(s) ↩
  81. 81. Ezekiel 44:30 Num 15:20, 21 ↩
  82. 82. Ezekiel 44:30 Or coarse meal ↩
  83. 83. Ezekiel 44:30 Mal 3:10 ↩
  84. 84. Ezekiel 44:31 Lev 22:8; Deut 14:21; Ezek 4:14 ↩

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44

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