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Ezekiel 43
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- 1WEBAfterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looks toward the east.KJVAfterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:
- 2WEBBehold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth was illuminated with his glory.KJVAnd, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
- 3WEBIt was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.KJVAnd it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
- 4WEBYahweh’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces toward the east.KJVAnd the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
- 5WEBThe Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled the house.KJVSo the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
- 6WEBI heard one speaking to me out of the house, and a man stood by me.KJVAnd I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
- 7WEBHe 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;KJVAnd 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.
- 8WEBin their setting of their threshold by my threshold and their door post beside my door post. There was a wall between me and them; and they have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed. Therefore I have consumed them in my anger.KJVIn their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
- 9WEBNow let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever.KJVNow let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
- 10WEB“You, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.KJVThou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
- 11WEBIf they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the form of the house, its fashion, its exits, its entrances, its structure, all its ordinances, all its forms, and all its laws; and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form of it, and all its ordinances, and do them.KJVAnd if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
- 12WEB“This is the law of the house. On the top of the mountain the whole limit around it shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.KJVThis is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
- 13WEB“These are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit is a cubit and a hand width): the bottom shall be a cubit, and the width a cubit, and its border around its edge a span; and this shall be the base of the altar.KJVAnd these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
- 14WEBFrom the bottom on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the lesser ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cubits, and the width a cubit.KJVAnd from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
- 15WEBThe upper altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar hearth and upward there shall be four horns.KJVSo the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.
- 16WEBThe altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, square in its four sides.KJVAnd the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
- 17WEBThe ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and its bottom shall be a cubit around; and its steps shall look toward the east.”KJVAnd the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
- 18WEBHe said to me, “Son of man, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they make it, to offer burnt offerings on it, and to sprinkle blood on it.KJVAnd he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
- 19WEBYou shall give to the Levitical priests who are of the offspring of Zadok, who are near to me, to minister to me,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘a young bull for a sin offering.KJVAnd thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.
- 20WEBYou shall take of its blood and put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around. You shall cleanse it and make atonement for it that way.KJVAnd thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
- 21WEBYou shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside of the sanctuary.KJVThou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
- 22WEB“On the second day you shall offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleansed it with the bull.KJVAnd on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
- 23WEBWhen you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without defect and a ram out of the flock without defect.KJVWhen thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
- 24WEBYou shall bring them near to Yahweh, and the priests shall cast salt on them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering to Yahweh.KJVAnd thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
- 25WEB“Seven days you shall prepare every day a goat for a sin offering. They shall also prepare a young bull and a ram out of the flock, without defect.KJVSeven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
- 26WEBSeven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it. So shall they consecrate it.KJVSeven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.
- 27WEBWhen they have accomplished the days, it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings on the altar and your peace offerings. Then I will accept you,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”KJVAnd when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
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