New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezekiel 44:9-14
9‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “1NoH3605H3808 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 2wentH8582 astrayH8582 from Me 3followingH310 their idolsH1544, shall 4sufferH5375 the punishmentH5771 forH5771 their wrongdoingH5771. 11Yet they shall be 5ministersH8334 in My sanctuaryH4720, having 6oversightH6486 at the gatesH8179 of the houseH1004 and 7ministeringH8334 in the houseH1004; they shall 8slaughterH7819 the burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the sacrificeH2077 for the peopleH5971, and they shall 9standH5975 beforeH6440 them to ministerH8334 to them. 12SinceH3282H834 they ministeredH8334 to them 10beforeH6440 their idolsH1544 and becameH1961 a 11stumblingH4383 blockH4383 of wrongdoingH5771 to the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, forH5921 thatH5921H3651 reasonH5921H3651 I have 1213swornH5375H3027 againstH5921 them,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “that they shall 14sufferH5375 the punishmentH5771 forH5771 their wrongdoingH5771. 13And they shall 15not 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 16bearH5375 their shameH3639 and their abominationsH8441 whichH834 they have committedH6213. 14Nevertheless I will 17appointH5414 them 18to 19takeH8104 responsibilityH4931 for the houseH1004, of allH3605 its serviceH5656 and of everythingH3605 that shall be doneH6213 in it.
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 44:9 Ezek 44:7; Joel 3:17; Zech 14:21 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 44:10 2 Kin 23:8, 9; Ezek 22:26; 44:12 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 44:10 Lit after ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 44:10 Num 18:23 ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 44:11 Num 3:5-37; 4:1-33; 18:2-7 ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 44:11 1 Chr 26:1-19 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 44:11 Ezek 40:45; 44:14 ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 44:11 2 Chr 29:34; 30:17 ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 44:11 Num 16:9 ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 44:12 2 Kin 16:10-16 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 44:12 Ezek 14:3, 4 ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 44:12 Lit lifted up My hand ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 44:12 Ezek 20:15, 23 ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 44:12 Ezek 44:10 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 44:13 Num 18:3 ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 44:13 Ezek 16:61, 63; 39:26 ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit give ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit keepers of the charge of ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 44:14 Num 18:4; 1 Chr 23:28-32; Ezek 44:11 ↩
Commentaries on Ezekiel 44
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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