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In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Standard Version</a> in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44.htm">King James Bible</a> In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/44.htm">New King James Version</a> When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to defile it—My house—and when you offered My food, the fat and the blood, then they broke My covenant because of all your abominations. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, My house, when you offered My food, the fat, and the blood and they broke My covenant—this in addition to all your abominations. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1995</a> when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void— this in addition to all your abominations. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/44.htm">NASB 1977 </a> when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you offered My food, the fat and the blood; for they made My covenant void—this in addition to all your abominations. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> when you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to profane it, even My house, when you brought near My food, the fat and the blood. So they made My covenant void—this in addition to all your abominations. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/44.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In that you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary to pollute and profane it—My house—when you offered My bread, the fat, and the blood; and they made My covenant void —this in addition to all your other repulsive acts. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/44.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in both heart and flesh, to occupy my sanctuary, you defiled my temple while you offered my food—the fat and the blood. You broke my covenant by all your detestable practices. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/44.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When you brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in both heart and flesh, to occupy My sanctuary, you defiled My temple while you offered My food—the fat and the blood. You broke My covenant by all your detestable practices. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/44.htm">American Standard Version</a> in that ye have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, to add unto all your abominations. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/44.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My temple has been disgraced, because you have let godless, stubborn foreigners come here when sacrifices are being offered to me. You have sinned and have broken our solemn agreement. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/44.htm">English Revised Version</a> in that ye have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant, to add unto all your abominations. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/44.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You brought godless foreigners into my holy place. You dishonored my temple when you offered fat and blood to me. You rejected my promise so that you could do all your disgusting things. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/44.htm">Good News Translation</a> They have profaned my Temple by letting uncircumcised foreigners, people who do not obey me, enter the Temple when the fat and the blood of the sacrifices are being offered to me. So my people have broken my covenant by all the disgusting things they have done. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/44.htm">International Standard Version</a> You kept on bringing in foreigners, those who were uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to profane my sanctuary by being inside my Temple, and by doing so you've emptied my covenant, all the while offering my food—the fat and the blood—in addition to all of the other loathsome things you've done. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/44.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food?the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. <a href="/net/ezekiel/44.htm">NET Bible</a> When you bring foreigners, those uncircumcised in heart and in flesh, into my sanctuary, you desecrate it--even my house--when you offer my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant by all your abominable practices. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/44.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and you have broken my covenant, to add to all your abominations. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. <a href="/web/ezekiel/44.htm">World English Bible</a> in that you have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood; and they have broken my covenant, to add to all your abominations. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/44.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In your bringing in sons of a stranger, uncircumcised of heart, and uncircumcised of flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to defile it, even My house, in your bringing near My bread, fat, and blood, and they break My covenant by all your abominations, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/44.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In your bringing in sons of a stranger, uncircumcised of heart, and uncircumcised of flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to pollute it, even My house, in your bringing near My bread, fat, and blood, and they break My covenant by all your abominations, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/44.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In your bringing in the sons of the stranger, uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised of flesh, to be in my holy place to profane it, my house, in your bringing near my bread, the fat and the blood, and they will break my covenant by all your abominations.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/44.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that you have brought in strangers uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to defile my house: and you offer my bread, the fat, and the blood: and you have broken my covenant by all your wicked doings. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/44.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you bring in foreign sons, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, so that they may be in my sanctuary and may defile my house. And you offer my bread, the fat, and the blood, yet you have broken my covenant by all your wicked deeds. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/44.htm">New American Bible</a> You have admitted foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, into my sanctuary to profane it when you offered me food, the fat and blood. Thus you have broken my covenant by all your abominations. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/44.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant with all your abominations.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/44.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But you are also bringing strangers, who are uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute my house; when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and you nullified my covenant with all your abominations. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/44.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> But you also bring from the children of foreigners who are uncircumcised in their heart and uncircumcised in their flesh, and they are in my Holy Place, and they pollute my house, and you offer with my bread the fat and the blood, and you nullify my covenant with all your abominations<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/44.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> in that ye have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to profane it, even My house, when ye offer My bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken My covenant, to add unto all your abominations. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/44.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> that ye have brought in aliens, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to profane it, when ye offered bread, flesh, and blood; and ye transgressed my covenant by all your iniquities; <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13379" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/44.htm">The Duties of the Levites</a> 6Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel. 7<a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">In addition</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">your other abominations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ba·hă·ḇî·’ă·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you brought in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">foreigners</a> <a href="/hebrew/5236.htm" title="5236: nê·ḵār (N-ms) -- That which is foreign, foreignness. From nakar; foreign, or a foreigner, or heathendom."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: ‘ar·lê- (Adj-mpc) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised.">uncircumcised</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in both heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: wə·‘ar·lê (Conj-w:: Adj-mpc) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ḇā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and flesh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to occupy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: bə·miq·dā·šî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">My sanctuary;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: lə·ḥal·lə·lōw (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">you defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">My temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: bə·haq·rî·ḇə·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 2mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">when you offered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">My food—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ḥê·leḇ (N-ms) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">the fat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: wā·ḏām (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">and the blood;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: way·yā·p̄ê·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">you broke</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">My covenant.</a> 8And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Leviticus 22:25</a> Neither you nor a foreigner shall present food to your God from any such animal. They will not be accepted on your behalf, because they are deformed and flawed.’” <a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Nehemiah 13:4-9</a> Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God / and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests. / While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king ... <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-7</a> And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/23-19.htm">2 Chronicles 23:19</a> He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter. <a href="/numbers/18-4.htm">Numbers 18:4-7</a> They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you. / And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again. / Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Deuteronomy 23:18</a> You must not bring the wages of a prostitute, whether female or male, into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the LORD your God. <a href="/1_kings/8-41.htm">1 Kings 8:41-43</a> And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— / for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. <a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-7</a> Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. / He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. ... <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a> After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!” <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a> When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” <a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28-29</a> crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” / For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In that you have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when you offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.ye have brought<a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.<a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20</a> As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.<a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a> Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.strangers [heb] children of a stranger<a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6,7</a> Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; … uncircumcised in heart.<a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Leviticus 26:41</a> And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:<a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.<a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.when<a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16</a> And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD'S.<a href="/leviticus/21-6.htm">Leviticus 21:6,8,17,21</a> They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy… <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Leviticus 22:25</a> Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.the fat<a href="/leviticus/3-13.htm">Leviticus 3:13-17</a> And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about… <a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a> For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.broken<a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a> And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.<a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Leviticus 26:15</a> And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-6.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Add</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-25.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-2.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-19.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-27.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-7.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-12.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-32.htm">Uncircumcised</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/44-13.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Add</a> <a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Aliens</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-21.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-8.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-4.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Pollute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-8.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Uncircumcised</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 44</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/44-1.htm">The east gate assigned only to the prince</a> 4. <a href="/ezekiel/44-4.htm">The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary</a> 9. <a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Idolaters incapable of the priests office</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ordinances for the priests</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "abominations" is often used in the Old Testament to describe practices that are detestable to God, such as idolatry and moral corruption. Ezekiel frequently addresses the abominations of Israel, highlighting their departure from God's laws and the covenant established with them.you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh The inclusion of "foreigners" refers to non-Israelites who were not part of the covenant community. Circumcision was a physical sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). However, the emphasis here is on being "uncircumcised in both heart and flesh," suggesting a lack of spiritual commitment and purity. This echoes <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a>, where God calls for a circumcision of the heart, symbolizing true devotion and obedience.to occupy My sanctuary The sanctuary, or temple, was the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. Allowing those who were not consecrated to occupy it was a violation of its sanctity. This reflects the broader theme in Ezekiel of the desecration of holy spaces, which is a serious offense in the context of Israel's worship and relationship with God.you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood The temple was defiled through improper offerings. The "fat and the blood" were significant parts of the sacrificial system (<a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16-17</a>), reserved for God alone. Offering them improperly or in a defiled state was a direct violation of the sacrificial laws. This act of defilement is reminiscent of the corrupt practices condemned by the prophets, where the outward rituals were performed without true reverence or obedience.you broke My covenant Breaking the covenant refers to Israel's failure to uphold the terms of the agreement established with God at Sinai (Exodus 19-24). The covenant was central to Israel's identity and relationship with God, involving laws, promises, and obligations. This breach is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, where the prophets call the people back to faithfulness and warn of the consequences of covenant unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a> Non-Israelites who were not part of the covenant community, specifically those "uncircumcised in heart and flesh." 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a> The holy place of worship, representing God's presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The sacred agreement between God and Israel, which included laws and rituals to maintain holiness. 5. <a href="/topical/a/abominations.htm">Abominations</a> Actions considered detestable by God, often associated with idolatry and disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_of_worship.htm">Holiness of Worship</a> God's sanctuary is a place of holiness, and those who enter must do so with reverence and purity. This calls for self-examination and repentance. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> Breaking God's covenant has serious consequences. Believers are called to uphold their commitment to God through obedience and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_circumcision.htm">Spiritual Circumcision</a> True belonging to God is marked by a heart transformed by His Spirit, not merely external rituals. This transformation should be evident in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_profanation.htm">Guarding Against Profanation</a> We must be vigilant against allowing worldly influences to corrupt our worship and relationship with God. This includes maintaining doctrinal purity and moral integrity. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_christ.htm">Inclusivity in Christ</a> While the Old Testament emphasized separation, the New Testament reveals that through Christ, all are invited to become part of God's family, provided they come with a sincere heart.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_44.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 44</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_44_9_and_other_passages_align.htm">In Ezekiel 44:9, foreigners are barred from the sanctuary, yet other passages invite them to worship--how can these conflicting views on outsiders be reconciled?</a> <a href="/q/why_separate_if_some_converted.htm">Ezra 10:44 - How can a just God require separating from wives and children if some may have converted to the faith?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/44.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) Strangers, uncircumcised in heart.--The heathen living in Israel, or coining to worship at the Temple, were allowed, and even in some cases required, to offer sacrifices (<a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm" title="And whatever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eats any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.">Leviticus 17:10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm" title="Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojournes among you eat blood.">Leviticus 17:12</a>; <a href="/numbers/15-14.htm" title="And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet smell to the LORD; as you do, so he shall do.">Numbers 15:14</a>; <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm" title="And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojournes among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.">Numbers 15:26</a>; <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm" title="You shall have one law for him that sins through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojournes among them.">Numbers 15:29</a>). This seems also to have been recognised in Solomon's prayer at the consecration of the Temple (<a href="/context/1_kings/8-41.htm" title="Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of your people Israel, but comes out of a far country for your name's sake;">1Kings 8:41-43</a>); but the ground on which the Israelites are here censured for the licence given to strangers is, that they allowed those to draw near in worship who were uncircumcised in heart as well as in flesh, i.e., ungodly men who had no real purpose to worship God. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/44.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - The special sin chargeable against Israel in the past had been the introduction into the sanctuary, while the priests were engaged in sacrifice, of strangers - aliens (Revised Version); literally, sons of a stranger - uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, in express contravention of Jehovah's covenant. Ewald, Havernick, Hengstenberg, Schroder, and Currey restrict the designation "strangers" to unfaithful and unauthorized priests, who, as in the days of Israel's apostasy, notoriously under Jeroboam (<a href="/1_kings/12-31.htm">1 Kings 12:31</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a>), may, in the confluence of idolatries that took place in Jerusalem during the reigns of Ahaz (<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3, 4, 10-15</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/28-2.htm">2 Chronicles 28:2-4, 23-25</a>) and Manasseh (<a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">2 Kings 21:2-7, 11, 15</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/33-2.htm">2 Chronicles 33:2-7</a>), have been admitted to participate in the temple services; but Kliefoth, Delitzsch, Keil, Smend, and Plumptre, with better judgment, recognize in the "strangers" foreigners who had not incorporated themselves with Israel by submitting to circumcision, but, though dwelling in the midst of Israel, were still uncircumcised heathen in both heart and flesh. With regard to these foreigners, the Law of Moses (<a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Leviticus 17:8, 10</a>) enacted that, by accepting circumcision, they might become members of the Israelitish commonwealth, but that without this they could not be permitted to partake of the Passover, the highest symbol of national and religious unity (<a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Exodus 12:48, 49</a>). Nevertheless, it was open to them, on giving a certain measure of obedience to the Law (<a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Exodus 12:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/20-10.htm">Exodus 20:10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10, 12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Leviticus 18:26</a>; <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Leviticus 20:2</a>; <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16, 22</a>), to enter the sanctuary and present all sorts of offerings to Jehovah (<a href="/leviticus/17-8.htm">Leviticus 17:8</a>; <a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">Numbers 15:14, 29</a>) Hence Israel's offence had not been the admission of such "sons of the stranger" into the sanctuary, but the admission of them without insisting on the above specified conditions, in other words, the admission of such as not only lacked the bodily mark of circumcision - which would not have excluded them - but were destitute as well of the first elements of Hebrew piety, i.e. were as uncircumcised in heart as they were in the flesh. The sanctioning of such within the temple courts, while Jehovah's bread, the fat and the blood, was being offered, i.e. while sacrificial worship was being performed, was not simply a desecration of the "house," but was an express violation of the covenant Jehovah had made with Israel with reference to these very "sons of the stranger." <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In addition אֶ֖ל (’el) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to to all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your other abominations, תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol you brought in בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣ם (ba·hă·ḇî·’ă·ḵem) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go foreigners, בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son uncircumcised עַרְלֵי־ (‘ar·lê-) Adjective - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6189.htm">Strong's 6189: </a> Having foreskin (uncircumcised) in both heart לֵב֙ (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre and flesh, בָשָׂ֔ר (ḇā·śār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man to occupy לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be My sanctuary; בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י (bə·miq·dā·šî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum you defiled לְחַלְּל֣וֹ (lə·ḥal·lə·lōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play My temple בֵּיתִ֑י (bê·ṯî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house when you offered בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤ם (bə·haq·rî·ḇə·ḵem) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach My food— לַחְמִי֙ (laḥ·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain the fat חֵ֣לֶב (ḥê·leḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> Fat, richest, choice part and the blood; וָדָ֔ם (wā·ḏām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed you broke וַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ (way·yā·p̄ê·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> To break up, to violate, frustrate My covenant. בְּרִיתִ֔י (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 44:7 In that you have brought in foreigners (Ezek. 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