Ezekiel 44:4-16

4Then He broughtH935 me by wayH1870 of the 1northH6828 gateH8179 to the frontH6440 of the houseH1004; and I lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, the 2gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 filledH4390 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and I 3fellH5307 on my faceH6440. 5And the LordH3068 saidH559 to me, “SonH1121 of manH120, 45payH7760 attentionH3820, seeH7200 with your eyesH5869 and hearH8085 with your earsH241 everythingH3605 that I sayH1696 to you concerning allH3605 the 6statutesH2708 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 and allH3605 its lawsH8451; and 7payH7760 attentionH3820 to the entranceH3996 of the houseH1004, with allH3605 the exitsH4161 of the sanctuaryH4720. 6You shall sayH559 to the 89rebelliousH4805 onesH4805, to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 10GodH3068 saysH559: “11EnoughH7227 of allH3605 your abominationsH8441, houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, 7when you broughtH935 inH935 12foreignersH1121H5236, 13uncircumcisedH6189 in heartH3820 and uncircumcisedH6189 in fleshH1320, to be in My sanctuaryH4720 to profaneH2490 it, My houseH1004, when you 14offeredH7126 My foodH3899, the fatH2459, and the bloodH1818 and they 15brokeH6565 My covenantH1285--this inH413 additionH413 toH413 allH3605 your abominationsH8441. 8And you have not 1617takenH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My holyH6944 thingsH6944 yourselves, but you have appointedH7760 foreigners 18to takeH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My sanctuaryH4720.”

9‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “19NoH3605H3808 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 20wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me 21followingH310 their idolsH1544, shall 22sufferH5375 the punishmentH5771 forH5771 their wrongdoingH5771. 11Yet they shall be 23ministersH8334 in My sanctuaryH4720, having 24oversightH6486 at the gatesH8179 of the houseH1004 and 25ministeringH8334 in the houseH1004; they shall 26slaughterH7819 the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the sacrificeH2077 for the peopleH5971, and they shall 27standH5975 beforeH6440 them to ministerH8334 to them. 12SinceH3282H834 they ministeredH8334 to them 28beforeH6440 their idolsH1544 and becameH1961 a 29stumblingH4383 blockH4383 of wrongdoingH5771 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, forH5921 thatH5921H3651 reasonH5921H3651 I have 3031swornH5375H3027 againstH5921 them,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “that they shall 32sufferH5375 the punishmentH5771 forH5771 their wrongdoingH5771. 13And they shall 33not approachH5066 Me to serveH3547 asH3547 priestsH3547 for Me, norH3808 approachH5066 anyH3605 of My holyH6944 thingsH6944, to the thingsH6944 that are mostH6944 holyH6944; but they will 34bearH5375 their shameH3639 and their abominationsH8441 whichH834 they have committedH6213. 14Nevertheless I will 35appointH5414 them 36to 37takeH8104 responsibilityH4931 for the houseH1004, of allH3605 its serviceH5656 and of everythingH3605 that shall be doneH6213 in it.

15“But the 38LeviticalH3881 priestsH3548, the sonsH1121 of 39ZadokH6659, whoH834 4041tookH8104 responsibilityH4931 for My sanctuaryH4720 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 42wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me, shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to Me to serveH8334 Me; and they shall 43standH5975 beforeH6440 Me to offerH7126 Me the 44fatH2459 and the bloodH1818,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 16“They shall 45enterH935 My sanctuaryH4720; they shall comeH7126 nearH7126 to My 46tableH7979 to serveH8334 Me and 47assumeH8104 the responsibilityH4931 I give them.