Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever.
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Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever.
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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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Now let them put away their harlotry, and the carcasses of their kings, far from Me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 43:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 43:7 He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell among the children of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their prostitution, and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;
- Ezekiel 18:30-31 “Therefore I will judge you, house of Israel, everyone according to his ways,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Return, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, in which you have transgressed; and make yourself a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, house of Israel?
- Ezekiel 37:26-28 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them. It will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will place them, multiply them, and will set my sanctuary among them forever more. My tent also will be with them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. The nations will know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is among them forever more.” ’ ”
- Colossians 3:5-9 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. You also once walked in those, when you lived in them; but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth. Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,
- Ezekiel 37:23 They won’t defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, in which they have sinned, and will cleanse them. So they will be my people, and I will be their God.
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”
- Hosea 2:2 Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 43:9 Now let them put away their whoredom,…
Eze 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.
Ver. 9. Now let them put away their whoredom.] So shall all be well between us. See Jer 3:1 Isa 1:18. {See Trapp on "Jer 3:1"} {See Trapp on "Isa 1:18"} Piscator; Ictus sapiat. Some read it, Now they will put away, &c.; and so they did, after the captivity, but will not be yet drawn to worship the true God aright. The Lord persuade their hearts thereto. Fiat, Fiat! Do it, Do it!
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And the carcases.] See on Eze 43:7.
And I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.] This is the same with that in Mat 28:20, "I am with you to the end of the world."
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This verse is either prophetic or perceptive, it doth…
This verse is either prophetic or perceptive, it doth direct the Jew what he should in duty do under this temple, and foretell what the people of God will do under the gospel.
Put away; cast away, as impure and loathsome things should be cast away.
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Their whoredom, & c.: see Eze 43:7.
Far from me, my temple and worship.
I will dwell in the midst of them, as their light, protection, and glory. The promises which are made in these cases enjoin us duty: men may sin away God’s presence and blessings. Cast away all sin, that God cast not you away.
For ever: see Eze 43:7.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Now let them put away their whoredom,.... Idolatry, superstition,…
Now let them put away their whoredom,.... Idolatry, superstition, and will worship, with which the corrupt church of Rome abounds; and whatever appearance thereof is in the reformed churches:
and the carcasses of their kings far from me; their idols; See Gill on Eze 43:7,
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and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever; now though the Jews were never guilty of idolatry after their return from the Babylonish captivity, nor even to this day; yet the Lord has departed from them, and left them to blindness and stupidity, they having rejected the Messiah he sent unto them; which shows that this passage refers not to those times, but to future times; when the whole Israel of God shall be cleared of all corruptions in doctrine and worship, and the Lord will take up his abode with them, and no more depart from them.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Far from me - From my temple.
Far from me - From my temple.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 9. Now let them put away their whoredom]…
Verse 9. Now 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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Carcasses. Literally, "ruins." (Haydock) --- The remains of the…
Carcasses. Literally, "ruins." (Haydock) --- The remains of the dead were probably not disturbed; but no more, that we know of, were placed on Sion. (Calmet) --- Kings may signify idols, Moloc, &c., which they had worshipped, and which some had even placed in the holy place, to the nation’s ruin. (Haydock)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain carcasses of their kings--It is supposed that some of…
carcasses of their kings--It is supposed that some of their idolatrous kings were buried within the bounds of Solomon's temple [HENDERSON]. 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] Lev 26:30 and Jer 16:18, confirm this. Manasseh had built altars in the courts of the temple to the host of heaven (Kg2 21:5; Kg2 23:6).
I will dwell in the midst . . . for ever-- (Rev 21:3).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (9) Now let them.—This is not an imperative, but…
(9) Now let them.—This is not an imperative, but a simple future, as in Eze_43:7. The house of Israel will now put away their abominations, and God will dwell in their midst for ever. Carcases = idols, as in Eze_43:7.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Now let them put away their whoredom, etc. What…
Now let them put away their whoredom, etc. What has just been declared to be the necessary consequence of Jehovah"s abiding in the midst of Israel is now enjoined upon Israel as an indispensable prerequisite of Jehovah"s taking up his residence amongst them. Ezekiel"s theology in this respect harmonizes with that of Old and New Testament writers generally, who invariably postulate purity of heart and life as a necessary condition of God"s abiding in the heart, while asserting that such Divine indwelling in the heart is the only certain creator of such purity. (comp. Eze_18:31 Eze_36:26; Isa_1:16, 25 26:12; Joh_14:23; 2Co_6:17; Jam_4:8)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the corpses of their kings
the corpses of their kings
The idols that the people's kings worshiped are spoken of as if they are corpses because the idols are not alive. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 43:7. AT: "the lifeless idols that their kings worshiped" (See: Metaphor)
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