Ezekiel 44:31
And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
Leviticus 22:8He shall not eat that which dies of itself, or is taken of beasts, so that he should be polluted by them: I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 4:14Then I said, Not so, Lord God of Israel: surely my soul has not been defiled with uncleanness; nor have I eaten that which died of itself or was torn of beasts from my birth until now; neither has any corrupt flesh entered into my mouth.
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 →