Ezekiel 45:18

Ezekiel 45:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In the first month on the first day you are to take a young bull without defect and purify the sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a bull from the herd without blemish, and purify the sanctuary.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Thus says the Lord God: “In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall take a young bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary.

Context of Ezekiel 45:18

16“All the people of the land shall give to this offering for the prince in Israel. 17And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the drink offerings, at the feasts, on the new moons, and on the Sabbaths, at all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel; he shall provide the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel.” ‘This is what the Lord God says: “In the first month, on the first of the month, you shall take a bull without blemish and cleanse the sanctuary from sin. 19And the priest shall take some of the blood from the sin offering and put it on the door posts of the house, on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner courtyard. 20And you shall do this on the seventh day of the month for everyone who does wrong inadvertently or is naive; so you shall make atonement for the house.

Ezekiel 45:18 word by word

כֹּה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ תִּקַּ֥ח פַּר־בֶּן־בָּקָ֖ר תָּמִ֑ים וְחִטֵּאתָ֖ אֶת־הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• on the firstאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• you shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• bullפַּרpar pâr · bullockH6499
• bullבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• bullבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• withoutתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemishedH8549
• cleanseחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• the sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720

Cross-references for Ezekiel 45:18

• Exodus 12:2“This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year for you.
• Numbers 28:11‘Then at the beginning of each of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord: two bulls and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect;
• Matthew 6:33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided to you.
• Leviticus 22:20Whatever has a defect, you shall not offer, for it will not be accepted for you.
• Hebrews 7:26For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• 1 Peter 1:19but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
• Ezekiel 43:22‘And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish as a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar from sin as they cleansed it with the bull.
• Leviticus 16:16He shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the impurities of the sons of Israel and because of their unlawful acts regarding all their sins; and he shall do so for the tent of meeting which remains with them in the midst of their impurities.
• Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are cleansed with blood, according to the Law, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
• Hebrews 10:3But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 45:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Thou shalt take a young bullock - and cleanse the sanctuary - There is nothing of this in the Mosaic law; it seems to have been a new ceremony. An annual purification of the sanctuary may be intended.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 This order of certain solemn services does not follow exactly the order of Moses, of Solomon, or of Ezra. The deviation can scarcely have been accidental, and furnishes a fresh indication that the whole vision is symbolic, representative of the times when, after the oblation of the one Sacrifice, reconciliation and sanctification were effected for man through the presence of God dwelling in the midst of the people. Ezekiel 45:18 In the first…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. The year is to begin with a consecration service, not mentioned under the Levitical law; but an earnest of it is given in the feast of dedication of the second temple, which celebrated its purification by Judas Maccabeus, after its defilement by Antiochus.Read the comment

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• Exaction
• Atonement, Day of
• Cleanse
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Levitical Cities
• Leviticus
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 45

• 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