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
10 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 lifted me up
on Ezekiel 43:5-9
The voice names the room “the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet,” where He will dwell forever. Israel's kings defiled His holy name. The command to remove “their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings” is the condition of the dwelling.
This site's exposition
the place of My throne
John Wesley calls this the throne of grace, where God shows Himself king. Matthew Henry notes the old command not to defile His name becomes a promise here, and he points to the everlasting covenant of Jeremiah 32. The covenant supplies what it requires.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 43, verses 1 onwards) \"And he brought me to the gate that faced east. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his majesty. And I saw a vision like the vision that I had seen when he came to destroy the city. And the vision that I saw was like the vision that I had seen by the river Chebar.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 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.
And he said unto me, son of man,....
Note, When God's ordinances are profaned his holy name is polluted. That for this God had had a controversy with them in their late troubles. They could not condemn him, for he had but brought upon them the desert of their sins: Wherefore I have consumed them in my anger.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Even when He yielded to their wish, it was with a protest against their king ruling except as His vicegerent. When Messiah shall reign at Jerusalem, He shall then first realize the original idea of the theocracy, with its at once divine and human king reigning in righteousness over a people all righteous (Eze 43:12;
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Son of man, the place of my throne - The throne refers to his majesty; the soles of his feet, to his condescension in dwelling among men. Where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel - The tabernacle and temple were types of the incarnation of Jesus Christ: “Destroy This Temple, and after three days I will raise it up; - but this he spake of the temple of his body;” Joh 2:19, Joh 2:21. And in That Temple “dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” Into this immaculate humanity did the glory of the Supreme God enter; and thus, “God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself.” And this Jesus is Immanuel, God with Us. In him we find united the ineffable majesty of God, with the abjectness of man. He humbled himself in human nature, not only to bear the form of a servant, but to suffer death upon the cross as a malefactor slave! But by these means he has purchased eternal redemption for us; and the spiritual Israel, who find redemption in his blood, shall be raised up wherever his holy name shall be proclaimed; and shall not, like the old apostate Israel, defile that great name by idolatry or a life of wickedness, but they shall show forth the virtues of Him who has called them from darkness into his marvellous light.
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
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.