Ezekiel 43:7

And He said unto me: 'Son of man, this is the place of My throne, and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever; and the house of Israel shall no more defile My holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their harlotry, and by the carcasses of their kings in their high places;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

In Context

6And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house; and a man stood by me.

8in their setting of their threshold by My threshold, and their door-post beside My door-post, and there was but the wall between Me and them; and they have defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed; wherefore I have consumed them in Mine anger.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:45And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

1 Kings 8:13I have surely built Thee a house of habitation, a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.

1 Chronicles 28:2Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said: 'Hear me, my brethren, and my people; as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.

Psalms 68:17(68-18) The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.

Psalms 99:1The LORD reigneth; let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake.

Psalms 132:14'This is My resting-place for ever; here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 43:2-7

The Vision of the Temple. ( b. c. 574.) 1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: 2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. 3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.… Read the whole commentary →

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