Ezekiel 44:9

⁷ In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.

⁸ And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’

This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.

¹⁰ Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

¹¹ Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.

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: This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.
KJV: Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
WEB: The Lord GOD says, “No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners who are among the children of Israel.
ASV: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any foreigners that are among the children of Israel.
DARBY: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: No stranger, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.
BLB: Thus says the Lord YHWH: Any son of a foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, will not come into My sanctuary—any son of a foreigner who [is] in the midst of the sons of Israel.

ÅB: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Ingen fremmed med uomskåret hjerte og uomskåret kjøtt skal komme inn i min helligdom, ingen av alle de fremmede som bor blant Israels barn.
OTB: Dette sier den suverene Herren: Ingen utlending, uomskåret i hjerte og kjøtt, skal komme inn i min helligdom, ikke engang de utlendingene som bor blant israelittene.
B1930: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Ingen fremmed med uomskåret hjerte og uomskåret kjøtt skal komme inn i min helligdom, ingen av alle de fremmede som bor blandt Israels barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Joel 3:17
Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
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Zechariah 14:21
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.
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Ezekiel 44:7
In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.
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John 3:3–5
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
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Mark 16:16
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
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Psalms 93:5
Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
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Titus 1:5–9
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
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Psalms 50:16
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
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