Ezekiel 43:7
5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple,
and He 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 will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
8 When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger.
9 Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- and He 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 will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
- KJV
- And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
- WEB
- He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell among the children of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no more defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;
- ASV
- And he said unto me, Son of man, [this is] the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and by the dead bodies of their kings [in] their high places;
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, Son of man, [this is] the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever; and the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, they nor their kings, with their fornication, and with the carcases of their kings [in] their high places,
- BLB
- And He said to me: “Son of man, the place of My throne, and the place for the soles of My feet, [in] which I will dwell there in the midst of the sons of Israel forever; and the house of Israel will defile no more My holy name, they and their kings with their prostitution, and the corpses of their kings at their deaths,
- ÅB
- Og han sa til meg: Menneskesønn! Dette er stedet for min trone, det sted hvor mine føtter skal stå, og der vil jeg bo blant Israels barn til evig tid, og Israels hus skal ikke mere gjøre mitt hellige navn urent, hverken de eller deres konger, med sitt horelevnet og med sine kongers[^2] døde kropper og med sine offerhauger,
- OTB
- Han sa til meg: “Menneskesønn, dette er stedet for Min trone og stedet for Mine fotsåler, hvor Jeg vil bo blant Israels barn for evig. Israels hus skal ikke lenger vanhellige Mitt hellige navn, verken de eller deres konger, ved deres utukt eller ved likene av deres konger ved deres død.
- B1930
- Og han sa til mig: Menneskesønn! Dette er stedet for min trone, det sted hvor mine føtter skal stå, og der vil jeg bo blandt Israels barn til evig tid, og Israels hus skal ikke mere gjøre mitt hellige navn urent, hverken de eller deres konger, med sitt horelevnet og med sine kongers døde kropper og med sine offerhauger, / < d.e. sine avguders.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 43:9
Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
Read in contextPsalms 47:8
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
Read in contextLeviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:26
Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
Read in contextPsalms 99:1
The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
Read in context1 Chronicles 28:2
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Read in contextEzekiel 20:39
And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
Read in contextRevelation 22:3
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
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