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Ezekiel 43:9

Now let them take their sexual sins and the dead bodies of their kings far away from me. Then I will live among them forever.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Idolatry;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jews, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Necromancy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Temple;   Tombs;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ancestors;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Tomb;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Burial;   Shekinah;   Tombs;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever.
Hebrew Names Version
Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
King James Version
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.
English Standard Version
Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
New American Standard Bible
"Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell among them forever.
New Century Version
Now let them stop their sexual sins and take the dead bodies of their kings far away from me. Then I will live among them forever.
Amplified Bible
"Now let them put far away from Me their [idolatrous] prostitution and the corpses and monuments of their kings, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now therefore let them put away their fornication, and the carkeises of their Kings farre from me, and I will dwell among them for euer.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever.
Berean Standard Bible
Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
Contemporary English Version
But if the people and their kings stop worshiping other gods and tear down those memorials, I will live among them forever.
Complete Jewish Bible
So now, they should put their prostitution at a distance and the corpses of their kings far away from me; then I will live among them forever.
Darby Translation
Now let them put away their fornication, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
George Lamsa Translation
Now let them put away their whoredom, and the corpses of their kings from my presence, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Good News Translation
Now they must stop worshiping other gods and remove the corpses of their kings. If they do, I will live among them forever."
Lexham English Bible
Now let them send their fornication far away and the offerings for the dead of their kings away from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
Literal Translation
Now let them put away their fornication and the corpses of their kings from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But now they shal put awaye their whordome and the deed bodies of their kinges out of my sight, that I maye dwell amoge them for euermore.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
Now let them put their loose ways and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will be among them for ever.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
King James Version (1611)
Now let them put away their whoredome, and the carkeises of their kings farre from me, and I wil dwell in the middest of them for euer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But nowe let them put away their whordome, and the dead bodies of their kinges out of my sight, and I will dwel among them for euermore.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now let them put away from me their fornication, and the murders of their princes, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
English Revised Version
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.
World English Bible
Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Now therfor putte thei awei fer her fornicacioun, and the fallyng of her kyngis fro me; and Y schal dwelle euere in the myddis of hem.
Update Bible Version
Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now let them put away their lewd deeds, and the carcasses of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
New English Translation
Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever.
New King James Version
Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
New Living Translation
Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever.
New Life Bible
Now let them put their worship of other gods and the dead bodies of their kings far from Me. And I will live among them forever.
New Revised Standard
Now let them put away their idolatry and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will reside among them forever.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, let them remove their unchastity, and the carcases of their kings far from me,- So will I make my habitation in the midst of them, to times age-abiding.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore let them put away their fornications, and the carcasses of their kings far from me: and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Revised Standard Version
Now let them put away their idolatry and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst for ever.
Young's Literal Translation
Now do they put far off their whoredom, And the carcases of their kings -- from Me, And I have dwelt in their midst to the age.

Contextual Overview

7 The voice from the Temple said to me, "Son of man, this is the place with my throne and footstool. I will live in this place among the people of Israel forever. The family of Israel will not ruin my holy name again. The kings and their people will not bring shame to my name by committing sexual sins or by burying the dead bodies of their kings in this place. 8 They will not bring shame to my name by putting their threshold next to my threshold, and their doorposts next to my doorposts. In the past, only a wall separated them from me. So they brought shame to my name every time they sinned and did those terrible things. That is why I became angry and destroyed them. 9 Now let them take their sexual sins and the dead bodies of their kings far away from me. Then I will live among them forever. 10 "Now, son of man, tell the family of Israel about the Temple. Then, when they learn about the plans for the Temple, they will be ashamed of their sins. 11 And they will be ashamed of all the bad things they have done. Let them know the design of the Temple. Let them know how it should be built, where the entrances and exits are, and all the designs on it. Teach them about all its rules and all its laws. Write these things for everyone to see so that they can obey all the laws and rules for the Temple. 12 This is the law of the Temple: The whole area surrounding it on the top of the mountain is most holy. This is the law of the Temple.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Now let: Rather, "Now shall they put away their whoredom and the carcases of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever." It is a prediction and promise, and not an exhortation. Ezekiel 18:30, Ezekiel 18:31, Hosea 2:2, Colossians 3:5-9

the carcases: Ezekiel 43:7, Ezekiel 37:23

and I: Ezekiel 43:7, Ezekiel 37:26-28, 2 Corinthians 6:16

Reciprocal: Psalms 46:5 - God is Jeremiah 4:1 - put away

Cross-References

Genesis 9:5
Also, I will demand your blood for your lives. That is, I will demand the life of any person or animal that takes a human life.
Genesis 31:39
Any time a sheep was killed by wild animals, I always paid for the loss myself. I did not take the dead animal to you and say that it was not my fault. But I was robbed day and night.
Genesis 42:37
But Reuben said to his father, "Father, you may kill my two sons if I don't bring Benjamin back to you. Trust me. I will bring him back to you."
Genesis 43:18
The brothers were afraid when they were taken to Joseph's house and said, "We have been brought here because of the money that was put back in our sacks the last time. They will use this as proof against us and steal our donkeys and make us slaves."
Genesis 43:19
So the brothers went to the servant in charge of Joseph's house.
Genesis 43:32
The servants seated Joseph at a table by himself. His brothers were at another table by themselves, and the Egyptians were at a table by themselves. The Egyptians believed that it was wrong for them to eat with Hebrews.
Genesis 43:33
Joseph's brothers were seated at a table facing him. The brothers were looking at each other because, to their surprise, they had been seated in order, from the oldest to the youngest.
1 Kings 1:21
If you don't decide, then after you are buried, these men will say that Solomon and I are criminals."
Job 17:3
"God, give me some support. No one else will!
Psalms 119:122
Promise to be good to me, your servant. Don't let those proud people do harm to me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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;

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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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 43:9. 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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