Ezekiel 43:9
in Ezekiel 43Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
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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.
KJV
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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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
3 notes on this verseNow let them put away their whoredom - Their idolatry. And the carcasses of their kings - It appears that God was displeased with their bringing their kings so near his temple. David was buried in the city of David, which was on Mount Zion, near to the temple; and so were almost all the kings of Judah; but God requires that the place of his temple and its vicinity shall be kept unpolluted; and when they put away all kinds of defilement, then will he dwell among them.
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 Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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].
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
You, Son of man, describe etc., that they may be ashamed of their iniquities when I show them My loving-kindness that I do not reject them for their iniquity.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַתָּ֞ה | ʾatah | now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| יְרַחֲק֧וּ | yerachaku | let them put far away | H7368 → | 57 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זְנוּתָ֛ם | zenutam | prostitution their | H2184 → | 9 times |
| וּפִגְרֵ֥י | ufigrei | and [the] corpses of | H6297 → | 22 times |
| מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם | malkheihem | kings their | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מִמֶּ֑נִּי | mimeni | from me | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י | veshakhanti | and I will dwell | H7931 → | 129 times |
| בְתוֹכָ֖ם | vetokham | in midst of them | H8432 → | 418 times |
| לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ס | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
עַתָּ֞הnow
ʾatahH6258 →433 times
יְרַחֲק֧וּlet them put far away
yerachakuH7368 →57 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זְנוּתָ֛םprostitution their
zenutamH2184 →9 times
וּפִגְרֵ֥יand [the] corpses of
ufigreiH6297 →22 times
מַלְכֵיהֶ֖םkings their
malkheihemH4428 →2525 times
מִמֶּ֑נִּיfrom me
mimeniH4480 →1188 times
וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥יand I will dwell
veshakhantiH7931 →129 times
בְתוֹכָ֖םin midst of them
vetokhamH8432 →418 times
לְעוֹלָֽם׃ סfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 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
2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
it leads to
- Revelation 21:3
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…
- Exodus 29:45
Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
- Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Jeremiah 32:38
They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Revelation 21:3
Through
Ezekiel 43:7and 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…
it leads to
- Psalms 47:8
God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
- Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2
Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of…
- Psalms 47:8
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.