Ezekiel 44:31
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or caught by a beast, whether it be fowl or cattle.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 22:31You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.
Leviticus 22:8That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith, I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 4:14And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, behold my soul hath not been defiled, and from my infancy even till now, I have not eaten any thing that died of itself, or was torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath entered into my mouth.
1 Corinthians 8:13Wherefore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:18-31
Directions Concerning the Priests. ( b. c. 574.) 17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat. 19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court… Read the whole commentary →