Ezekiel 43:9 KJV — MannaFest

Ezekiel 43:9

Now 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.

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ASV

Now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

WEB

Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.

YLT

Now do they put far off their whoredom, And the carcases of their kings--from Me, And I have dwelt in their midst to the age.

DBT

Now let them put away their fornication, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.

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Ezekiel — 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)

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2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Psalms 46:5
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
Ezekiel 43:7
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.
Jeremiah 4:1
If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
Colossians 3:5–9
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

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): " Now let them put away their whoredom; now that they have smarted so severely for it, and now that God is returning in mercy to them and setting up his sanctuary again in the midst of them, now let them cast away their idols and have no more to do with them, that they may not again forfeit the privileges which they have been taught to know the worth of by the want of them.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God secures to us his good-will be confirming in us his good work. If we do not defile his name, we may be sure that he will not depart from us. The general law of God's house is laid down (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Rather, "the carcasses of their idols," here called "kings," as having had lordship over them in past times (Isa 26:13); but henceforth Jehovah, alone their rightful lord, shall be their king, and the idols that had been their "king" would appear but as "carcasses." Hence these defunct kings are associated with the "high places" in Eze 43:7 [FAIRBAIRN].

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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