The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.
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The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.
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The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
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The priests shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 44:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 22:8 He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.
- Exodus 22:31 “You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.
- Deuteronomy 14:21 You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Leviticus 17:15 “ ‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
- Ezekiel 4:14 Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals. No abominable meat has come into my mouth!”
- Romans 14:20 Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13 Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 44:31 The priests shall not eat of any…
Eze 44:31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
Ver. 31. The priests shall not eat, &c.] They shall not be greedy of filthy lucre, nor oppressive. Popish priests made so much gain of the dead, and so "devoured widows’ houses," under a pretence of dirges, trentals, masses for the dead, &c., that there was a necessity in, this kingdom of a statute of mortmain {a} to restrain them.
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{a} The figurative use is often based on the notion that the ‘dead hand’ means the posthumous control exercised by the testator over the uses to which the property is to be applied. ŒD
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This was forbidden to all the Jews, much more…
This was forbidden to all the Jews, much more to the priests, Exo 22:31; Lev 22:8.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The priests shall not eat of anything that is…
The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn,.... They shall have no need to eat of such things, being plentifully provided for with better; nor will it become them so to do through avarice, not allowing themselves to enjoy what is liberally given them. Here the Jewish doctors (t) observe that it is said, the priests shall not eat of these things, suggesting that Israelites might; this puzzles them, therefore they say, Elijah will explain this verse; and the gloss says, till Elijah comes, and explains it to us, we know not how to explain it. In the mystic sense it may signify, that the priests of the Lord should have no communication with such as are dead in sin, or are given to rapine and violence, and should abstain from everything of this kind themselves.
Whether it be fowl or beast; whether Pharisees and high flown professors of religion, or earthly and worldly persons, and such that are immersed in carnal pleasures, in sensual and brutish lusts. The allusion is to the law in Lev 17:15, which was common to all Israelites, priests and people.
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(t) T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 45. 1.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31. On this prohibition Exo_22:31; Lev_22:8. Cf. Lev_17:15.
31. On this prohibition Exo_22:31; Lev_22:8. Cf. Lev_17:15.
The injunctions in Eze_44:30 are very general. The prophet presupposes former customs familiar to the people, which he desires to continue. Everywhere in these chapters his directions are in the main a reproduction of a past customary and understood practice.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) Dead of itself, or torn.—Comp. Lev_22:8. The same…
(31) Dead of itself, or torn.—Comp. Lev_22:8. The same law was binding upon all the Israelites. (Lev_17:15.) In the wilderness they were required to “cast it to the dogs” (Exo_23:31); afterwards they might give it to a stranger or sell it to an alien. (Deu_14:21.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The commandment of the Mosaic Law is here renewed…
The commandment of the Mosaic Law is here renewed against eating the flesh of any fowl or beast that had either died a natural death or been mangled in the killing (comp. Lev_17:15 Lev_22:8) a commandment which, while enjoined specially upon the priests, (Lev_22:8) was equally binding upon all. (Ex 20; Deu_14:21)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 44:31 In their radical separation from the realm of…
44:31 In their radical separation from the realm of death, they could not eat any bird or animal that died a natural death or was attacked by another animal.
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