Ezekiel 44:31
Nothing that died of itself or was torn in pieces, of bird or of beast shall be eaten by the priests.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 22:31Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me,—and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.
Leviticus 22:8That which dieth of itself or is torn in pieces, shall he not eat to make himself unclean thereby,—I, am Yahweh.
Ezekiel 4:14Then said, I, Ah! My Lord. Yahweh, lo! my person, hath not been defiled: neither of what hath died of itself nor of what hath been torn in pieces: have I eaten, from my youthful days even unto now, neither hath come into my mouth the flesh of a foul thing.
1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if food is an occasion of stumbling unto my brother, in nowise will I eat flesh unto the age that abideth,—that, I may not occasion, my brother, to stumble.
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 →