Ezekiel 43:7
in Ezekiel 43and 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.
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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;
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
He said - i. e., God “said.” Both the Septuagint and the Vulgate break this verse into two, so as to make the first half the solemn words of dedication. place a full stop after “forever;” the words mark the distinction between the new and the former sanctuary. The palace of Solomon abutted upon the southern side of the embankment of the temple-platform; there was but “a wall between Yahweh and them.” When the kings gave themselves up to idolatry, this vicinity was to the temple a pollution and defilement.
This site's exposition
the spirit took me up
on Ezekiel 43:5-9
The spirit carries the prophet into the inner court where the glory fills the house, and the voice from within names the room for what it now 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. The Lord names the old defilement plainly: the house of Israel and their kings set their own threshold by his threshold and buried their kings' carcases near his house, so that a wall alone stood between the sanctuary and the dead, and his holy name was profaned by the nearness of it. The command answers the diagnosis, put away their whoredom and the carcases of their kings far from me, the same condition of forever dwelling this book has already tied to the new heart of chapter 36 and the one shepherd of chapter 37.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He - The glorious God of Israel. My throne - The throne of his grace is in his temple; in the dispensations of grace, God manifests himself a king. My feet - Speaking after the manner of men, and expressing his abode and rest, in his temple, as the type, in his church, as the antitype.
The house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name. The precept of the law says, You must not defile my name: the grace of the gospel says, You shall not. Thus what is required in the covenant is promised in the covenant, Jer. xxxii.
The words behind it
31 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלַ֗י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָם֙ | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מְק֣וֹם | mekom | [the] place of | H4725 → | 401 times |
| כִּסְאִ֗י | kisi | throne my | H3678 → | 135 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מְקוֹם֙ | mekom | [the] place of | H4725 → | 401 times |
| כַּפּ֣וֹת | kapot | [the] soles of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| רַגְלַ֔י | raglai | feet my | H7272 → | 247 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֶשְׁכָּן־ | ʾeshkon- | I will dwell | H7931 → | 129 times |
| שָׁ֛ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| בְּת֥וֹךְ | betokh | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְעוֹלָ֑ם | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יְטַמְּא֣וּ | yetameu | they will defile | H2930 → | 162 times |
| ע֣וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| שֵׁ֣ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| קָדְשִׁ֞י | kodshi | holiness my | H6944 → | 469 times |
| הֵ֤מָּה | hemah | they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ | umalkheihem | and kings their | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בִּזְנוּתָ֔ם | biznutam | by prostitution their | H2184 → | 9 times |
| וּבְפִגְרֵ֥י | uvefigrei | and by [the] corpses of | H6297 → | 22 times |
| מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם | malkheihem | kings their | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּמוֹתָֽם׃ | bamotam | high places their | H1116 → | 102 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלַ֗יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
בֶּן־O son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָם֙humankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מְק֣וֹם[the] place of
mekomH4725 →401 times
כִּסְאִ֗יthrone my
kisiH3678 →135 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
מְקוֹם֙[the] place of
mekomH4725 →401 times
כַּפּ֣וֹת[the] soles of
kapotH3709 →192 times
רַגְלַ֔יfeet my
raglaiH7272 →247 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אֶשְׁכָּן־I will dwell
ʾeshkon-H7931 →129 times
שָׁ֛םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
בְּת֥וֹךְin among
betokhH8432 →418 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] people of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְעוֹלָ֑םfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יְטַמְּא֣וּthey will defile
yetameuH2930 →162 times
ע֣וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
בֵּֽית־[the] house of
beit-H1004 →2046 times
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
שֵׁ֣ם[the] name of
shemH8034 →864 times
קָדְשִׁ֞יholiness my
kodshiH6944 →469 times
הֵ֤מָּהthey
hemahH1992 →553 times
וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙and kings their
umalkheihemH4428 →2525 times
בִּזְנוּתָ֔םby prostitution their
biznutamH2184 →9 times
וּבְפִגְרֵ֥יand by [the] corpses of
uvefigreiH6297 →22 times
מַלְכֵיהֶ֖םkings their
malkheihemH4428 →2525 times
בָּמוֹתָֽם׃high places their
bamotamH1116 →102 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 22:3No 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.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Revelation 21:3–4
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- Revelation 7:15–17
For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
- Matthew 25:21
Through
Psalms 99:1The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
it leads to
- Psalms 93:1
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 97:1
The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
- Psalms 93:1
Through
Psalms 47:8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:31
Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’
- 1 Chronicles 16:31
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.