Ezekiel 43 - New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

Vision of the Glory of God Filling the Temple

43 Then he led me to the (A)gate, the gate facing toward the east; 2 and behold, the (B)glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the (C)east. And His (D)voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth (E)shone with His glory. 3 And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the (F)vision which I saw when [a]He came to (G)destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the (H)river Chebar; and I (I)fell on my face. 4 And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the (J)east. 5 And the (K)Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the (L)glory of the Lord filled the house.

6 Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a (M)man was standing beside me. 7 He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My (N)throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will (O)dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the [b](P)corpses of their kings [c]when they die, 8 by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have (Q)defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. 9 Now let them (R)put away their harlotry and the [d]corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will (S)dwell among them forever.

10 “As for you, son of man, [e](T)describe the [f]temple to the house of Israel, that they may be (U)ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the [g](V)plan. 11 If they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the [h]design of the house, its structure, its (W)exits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes[i], and all its laws. And write it (X)in their sight, so that they may observe its whole [j]design and all its statutes and (Y)do them. 12 This is the [k]law of the house: its entire [l]area on the top of the (Z)mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the [m]law of the house.

The Altar of Sacrifice

13 “And these are the measurements of the (AA)altar by cubits (the (AB)cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): the [n]base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one span; and this shall be the height of the [o]base of the altar. 14 From the base on the ground to the lower (AC)ledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width [p]one cubit. 15 The [q]altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the [r]altar hearth shall extend upwards four (AD)horns. 16 Now the [s]altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, (AE)square in its four sides. 17 The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its (AF)steps shall [t](AG)face the east.”

The Offerings

18 And He said to me, “(AH)Son of man, thus says the Lord [u]God, ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer (AI)burnt offerings on it and to (AJ)sprinkle blood on it. 19 You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of (AK)Zadok, who draw (AL)near to Me to minister to Me,’ declares the Lord God, ‘a (AM)young bull for a (AN)sin offering. 20 You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four (AO)horns and on the four corners of the (AP)ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall (AQ)cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be (AR)burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

22 ‘On the second day you shall offer a (AS)male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall (AT)cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull. 23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a (AU)young bull without blemish and a (AV)ram without blemish from the flock. 24 You shall present them before the Lord, and the priests shall throw (AW)salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord. 25 (AX)For seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they [v]consecrate it. 27 When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the (AY)eighth day and onward, the priests shall [w]offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your (AZ)peace offerings; and I will (BA)accept you,’ declares the Lord God.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:3 So with some mss and some ancient versions; M.T. I
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or monuments as in Ugaritic
  3. Ezekiel 43:7 Or in their high places
  4. Ezekiel 43:9 Or monuments as in Ugaritic
  5. Ezekiel 43:10 Lit declare
  6. Ezekiel 43:10 Lit house
  7. Ezekiel 43:10 Lit perfection or pattern
  8. Ezekiel 43:11 Or form(s)
  9. Ezekiel 43:11 M.T. repeats and all its designs after statutes
  10. Ezekiel 43:11 Or form(s)
  11. Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
  12. Ezekiel 43:12 Lit border
  13. Ezekiel 43:12 Or instruction for
  14. Ezekiel 43:13 Lit lap
  15. Ezekiel 43:13 Or back
  16. Ezekiel 43:14 Lit the
  17. Ezekiel 43:15 Or ariel shall
  18. Ezekiel 43:15 Or ariel shall
  19. Ezekiel 43:16 Or ariel shall
  20. Ezekiel 43:17 Or be on the east side
  21. Ezekiel 43:18 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  22. Ezekiel 43:26 Lit fill its hands
  23. Ezekiel 43:27 Lit make

Cross references

  1. Ezekiel 43:1 : Ezek 10:19; 40:6; 42:15; 43:4; 44:1; 46:1
  2. Ezekiel 43:2 : Is 6:3; Ezek 1:28; 3:23; 10:18, 19
  3. Ezekiel 43:2 : Ezek 11:23
  4. Ezekiel 43:2 : Ezek 1:24; Rev 1:15; 14:2
  5. Ezekiel 43:2 : Ezek 1:28; 10:4; Rev 18:1
  6. Ezekiel 43:3 : Ezek 1:4-28
  7. Ezekiel 43:3 : Jer 1:10; Ezek 9:1, 5; 32:18
  8. Ezekiel 43:3 : Ezek 1:3; 10:20
  9. Ezekiel 43:3 : Ezek 1:28; 3:23
  10. Ezekiel 43:4 : Ezek 10:19; 11:23; 43:2
  11. Ezekiel 43:5 : Ezek 3:14; 8:3; 11:1, 24; 2 Cor 12:2-4
  12. Ezekiel 43:5 : Ezek 10:4
  13. Ezekiel 43:6 : Ezek 1:26; 40:3
  14. Ezekiel 43:7 : Ps 47:8; Ezek 1:26
  15. Ezekiel 43:7 : Ezek 37:26, 28
  16. Ezekiel 43:7 : Lev 26:30; Ezek 6:5, 13
  17. Ezekiel 43:8 : Ezek 8:3, 16
  18. Ezekiel 43:9 : Ezek 18:30, 31
  19. Ezekiel 43:9 : Ezek 37:26-28; 43:7
  20. Ezekiel 43:10 : Ezek 40:4
  21. Ezekiel 43:10 : Ezek 16:61, 63; 43:11
  22. Ezekiel 43:10 : Ezek 28:12
  23. Ezekiel 43:11 : Ezek 44:5
  24. Ezekiel 43:11 : Ezek 12:3
  25. Ezekiel 43:11 : Ezek 11:20; 36:27
  26. Ezekiel 43:12 : Ezek 40:2
  27. Ezekiel 43:13 : Ex 27:1-8; 2 Chr 4:1
  28. Ezekiel 43:13 : Ezek 40:5; 41:8
  29. Ezekiel 43:14 : Ezek 43:17, 20; 45:19
  30. Ezekiel 43:15 : Ex 27:2; Lev 9:9; 1 Kin 1:50; Ps 118:27
  31. Ezekiel 43:16 : Ex 27:1
  32. Ezekiel 43:17 : Ex 20:26
  33. Ezekiel 43:17 : Ezek 40:6
  34. Ezekiel 43:18 : Ezek 2:1
  35. Ezekiel 43:18 : Ex 40:29
  36. Ezekiel 43:18 : Lev 1:5, 11; Heb 9:21, 22
  37. Ezekiel 43:19 : 1 Kin 2:35; Ezek 40:46; 44:15
  38. Ezekiel 43:19 : Num 16:5, 40
  39. Ezekiel 43:19 : Lev 4:3; Ezek 43:23; 45:18
  40. Ezekiel 43:19 : Ezek 45:19; Heb 7:27
  41. Ezekiel 43:20 : Lev 8:15; 9:9; Ezek 43:15
  42. Ezekiel 43:20 : Ezek 43:14, 17
  43. Ezekiel 43:20 : Lev 16:19; Ezek 43:22, 26
  44. Ezekiel 43:21 : Ex 29:14; Lev 4:12; Heb 13:11
  45. Ezekiel 43:22 : Ezek 43:25
  46. Ezekiel 43:22 : Ezek 43:20, 26
  47. Ezekiel 43:23 : Ex 29:1, 10; Ezek 45:18
  48. Ezekiel 43:23 : Ex 29:1
  49. Ezekiel 43:24 : Lev 2:13; Num 18:19; Mark 9:49, 50; Col 4:6
  50. Ezekiel 43:25 : Ex 29:35-37; Lev 8:33, 35
  51. Ezekiel 43:27 : Lev 9:1
  52. Ezekiel 43:27 : Lev 3:1; 17:5
  53. Ezekiel 43:27 : Ezek 20:40

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