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and I will dwell among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now let them put far away from Me their [idolatrous] prostitution and the corpses <i>and</i> monuments of their kings, and I will dwell in their midst forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell among them forever.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if the people and their kings stop worshiping other gods and tear down those memorials, I will live among them forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now they must stop acting like prostitutes and take the dead bodies of their kings far away from me. Then I will live among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now they must stop worshiping other gods and remove the corpses of their kings. If they do, I will live among them forever." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But now let them send their unfaithfulness—that is, the lifeless idols of their kings—far away from me, and I will live among them forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in their midst forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now let them put away their lewd deeds, and the carcasses of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Now they put their whoredom far off, "" And the carcasses of their kings—from Me, "" And I have dwelt in their midst for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Now do they put far off their whoredom, And the carcases of their kings -- from Me, And I have dwelt in their midst to the age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Now they shall put far off their fornication, and the corpses of their kings, from me, and I dwelt in the midst of them forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now therefore let them put away their fornications, and the carcasses of their kings far from me: and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now therefore, let them drive away their fornications, and the ruinous ways of their kings, from before me. And I will live in their midst forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From now on, let them put their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now let them put away their idolatry and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will reside among them forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now let them put away their whoredom, and the corpses of their kings from my presence, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore let them put their fornication and the corpses of their kings far away from before me, and I shall dwell among them for eternity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now let them put away their harlotry, and the carcasses of their kings, far from Me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now let them put away from me their fornication, and the murders of their princes, and I will dwell in the midst of them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13059" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>When they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with only a wall between Me and them, they defiled My holy name by the abominations they committed. Therefore I have consumed them in My anger. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: yə·ra·ḥă·qū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">let them remove</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/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">far from Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2184.htm" title="2184: zə·nū·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Fornication. From zanah; adultery, i.e. infidelity, idolatry.">their prostitution</a> <a href="/hebrew/6297.htm" title="6297: ū·p̄iḡ·rê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Corpse, carcass. From pagar; a carcase, whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image.">and the funeral offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">for their kings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: wə·šā·ḵan·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">and I will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure the plan,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16-17</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” / “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11-12</a></span><br />And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you. / I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45-46</a></span><br />Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. / And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a></span><br />For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a></span><br />Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a></span><br />And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">2 Chronicles 33:15-16</a></span><br />He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city. / Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a></span><br />For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Isaiah 57:6-7</a></span><br />Your portion is among the smooth stones of the valley; indeed, they are your lot. Even to them you have poured out a drink offering and offered a grain offering. Should I relent because of these? / On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now let them put away their prostitution, and the carcasses of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the middle of them for ever.</p><p class="hdg">Now let.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30,31</a></b></br> Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn <i>yourselves</i> from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a></b></br> Plead with your mother, plead: for she <i>is</i> not my wife, neither <i>am</i> I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-9</a></b></br> Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: … </p><p class="hdg">the carcases</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Ezekiel 43:7</a></b></br> 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, <i>neither</i> they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Ezekiel 37:23</a></b></br> Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.</p><p class="hdg">and I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Ezekiel 43:7</a></b></br> 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, <i>neither</i> they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26-28</a></b></br> Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></b></br> And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in <i>them</i>; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/37-28.htm">Age</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Carcases</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-9.htm">Corpses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-26.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-43.htm">Harlotry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Idolatry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-23.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Lewd</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-18.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-5.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Whoredom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/1-10.htm">Age</a> <a href="/daniel/3-27.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Carcases</a> <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Corpses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-5.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Far</a> <a href="/daniel/2-4.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Harlotry</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Idolatry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Lewd</a> <a href="/daniel/3-25.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Whoredom</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">The returning of the glory of God into the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">The sin of Israel hindered God's presence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">The measures</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">and ordinances of the altar</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/43.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution</b><br>This phrase calls for the Israelites to abandon their idolatrous practices, often metaphorically referred to as "prostitution" in the Bible. This imagery is used to describe Israel's unfaithfulness to God by worshiping other deities. The call to remove these practices signifies a return to covenant faithfulness. In the historical context, Israel's idolatry was a recurring issue, leading to their exile. The prophets frequently used the metaphor of prostitution to highlight the spiritual adultery of the people (e.g., <a href="/hosea/1.htm">Hosea 1-3</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-10</a>).<p><b>and the funeral offerings for their kings</b><br>This refers to the practice of making offerings to deceased kings, which may have included rituals that were contrary to the worship of Yahweh. Such practices could have been influenced by surrounding pagan cultures, where deified kings were venerated. The removal of these offerings signifies a rejection of syncretism and a return to pure worship. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God’s people being set apart from the nations (<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>).<p><b>and I will dwell among them forever</b><br>This promise of God's presence among His people is a central theme in the Bible, echoing the covenantal promise of God dwelling with Israel (<a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45-46</a>). It anticipates the ultimate fulfillment in the New Testament, where God dwells with humanity through Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>) and the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>). The phrase also points to eschatological hope, where God's presence will be fully realized in the new creation (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>). The assurance of God's eternal dwelling among His people underscores His desire for a restored relationship with them.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the one receiving God's visions and messages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are being addressed in this passage, called to repentance and purity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prostitution.htm">Prostitution</a></b><br>Symbolic of Israel's unfaithfulness to God, often used in the Bible to describe idolatry and spiritual adultery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lifeless_idols.htm">Lifeless Idols</a></b><br>Refers to the false gods and idols that the Israelites worshipped, which were powerless and offensive to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling.htm">God's Dwelling</a></b><br>The promise of God's presence among His people, contingent upon their repentance and removal of idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to remove idolatry, we are called to examine our lives for anything that takes precedence over God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness.htm">God's Holiness</a></b><br>Understanding the holiness of God should lead us to live lives that reflect His purity and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just ancient history; it can manifest in modern forms such as materialism, career, or relationships that take priority over God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/promise_of_god's_presence.htm">Promise of God's Presence</a></b><br>God's promise to dwell among His people is contingent upon our willingness to remove sin and idolatry from our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_god's_temple.htm">Living as God's Temple</a></b><br>As believers, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we must strive to keep our lives free from anything that defiles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_ezekiel's_temple_built.htm">The entire vision of Ezekiel 46 describes a seemingly ideal temple setup; if it was truly God-ordained, why is there no record of it being constructed either in biblical or extra-biblical sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_both_merciful_and_vengeful.htm">What explains the apparent inconsistency between God's merciful nature elsewhere and the violent retribution depicted in Ezekiel 23:22-27?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_idolatry_in_hosea_9_1.htm">In Hosea 9:1, what evidence supports or disputes Israel's alleged widespread idolatry as described here?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Now let them.</span>--This is not an imperative, but a simple future, as in <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm" title="And he said to me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the middle 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 prostitution, nor by the carcasses of their kings in their high places.">Ezekiel 43:7</a>. The house of Israel will now put away their abominations, and God will dwell in their midst for ever. Carcases = idols, as in <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm" title="And he said to me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the middle 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 prostitution, nor by the carcasses of their kings in their high places.">Ezekiel 43:7</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now let them put away their whoredom</span>, etc. What has just been declared to be the necessary consequence of Jehovah's abiding in the midst of Israel is now enjoined upon Israel as an indispensable prerequisite of Jehovah's taking up his residence amongst them. Ezekiel's theology in this respect harmonizes with that of Old and New Testament writers generally, who invariably postulate purity of heart and life as a necessary condition of God's abiding in the heart, while asserting that such Divine indwelling in the heart is the only certain creator of such purity (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16, 25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-12.htm">Isaiah 26:12</a>; <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>; <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֞ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them remove</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרַחֲק֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ra·ḥă·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become far or distant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far from Me</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נִּי</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their prostitution</span><br /><span class="heb">זְנוּתָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(zə·nū·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2184.htm">Strong's 2184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adultery, infidelity, idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the funeral offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִגְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄iḡ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6297.htm">Strong's 6297: </a> </span><span class="str2">A carcase, an idolatrous image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for their kings,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḵan·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among them</span><br /><span class="heb">בְתוֹכָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-9.htm">Ezekiel 43:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/43-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:9 Now let them put away their prostitution (Ezek. 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