And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;
Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,
And he speaketh unto me: `This chamber, whose front is southward, is for priests keeping charge of the house;
And he said unto me, This cell whose front is towards the south is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
- Author
- Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
- Date
- Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)