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This will cleanse and make atonement for the altar. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Standard Version</a> And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon the rim all around. Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43.htm">King James Bible</a> And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/43.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘You shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And you shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around; so you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And you shall take some of its blood, and put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You shall also take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall purify it and make atonement for it. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four horns [of the altar of burnt offering] and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border all around; thus you shall cleanse it (from sin) and make atonement for it. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “You are to take some of its blood and apply it to the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim. In this way you will purify the altar and make atonement for it. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You must take some of its blood and apply it to the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim. In this way you will purify the altar and make atonement for it. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a> And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Take some of the animal's blood and smear it on the four corners of the altar, some on the corners of the middle section, and some more on the rim around its edge. That will purify the altar and make it fit for offering sacrifices to me. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a> And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Take some of the bull's blood, and put it on the altar's four horns, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all the way around the altar. When you do this, you will remove sin from the altar and make peace with the LORD. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a> You are to take some of its blood and put it on the projections on the top corners of the altar, on the corners of the middle section of the altar, and all around its edges. In this way you will purify the altar and consecrate it. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a> You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of its ledge, and on the border that surrounds it, thus cleansing it and making an atonement for it. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim; thus you will cleanse the altar and make atonement for it. <a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a> You will take some of its blood, and place it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around; you will cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall take of its blood, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around: thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And thou shalt take of his blood, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border around: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. <a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall take of its blood and put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around. You shall cleanse it and make atonement for it that way. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you have taken of its blood, and have put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of its border, and on the border all around, and have cleansed it, and purified it. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And thou hast taken of its blood, and hast put it on its four horns, and on the four corners of its border, and on the border round about, and hast cleansed it, and purified it. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And take from its blood and give upon its four horns, and to the four corners of the terrace, and to the border round about: and cleanse it and expiate it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou shalt take of his blood, and shalt put it upon the four horns thereof, and upon the four corners of the brim, and upon the crown round about: and thou shalt cleanse, and expiate it. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall take from its blood, and you shall place it on its four horns, and on the four corners of the rim, and on the crown all around. And so shall you cleanse and expiate it. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall take some of its blood and smear it on the four horns of the altar, and on the four corners of the ledge, and all around its rim. Thus you shall purify and purge it. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And you shall take some of its blood, and put it on the four horns of the altar, and on the four corners of the ledge, and upon the rim all around; thus you shall purify it and make atonement for it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall take some of its blood, and sprinkle it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the seat, and upon the border round about; thus shall you sprinkle blood on it, and it shall be cleansed. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And take from his blood and sprinkle on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the railing and on the border that is around it, and sprinkle upon it, and it shall be clean<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about; thus shalt thou purify it and make atonement for it. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they shall take of its blood, and shall put it on the four horns of the altar, and upon the four corners of the propitiatory, and upon the base round about, and they shall make atonement for it. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-20.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=13208" 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/43.htm">The Altar of Sacrifice</a> …19You are to give a young bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are of the family of Zadok, who approach Me to minister before Me, declares the Lord GOD. 20<a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">You are to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dā·mōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">some of its blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and put it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">the four</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qar·nō·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">horns of the altar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">the four</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: pin·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">corners</a> <a href="/hebrew/5835.htm" title="5835: hā·‘ă·zā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Probably enclosure. From azar in its original meaning of surrounding; an inclosure; also a border.">of the ledge,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">and all around</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: hag·gə·ḇūl (Art:: N-ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the rim;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: wə·ḥiṭ·ṭê·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">thus you will cleanse</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·ḵip·par·tā·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">the altar and make atonement for it.</a> 21Then you are to take away the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.…<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/8-15.htm">Leviticus 8:15</a> Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it. <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a> Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7</a> The priest must then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting. And he is to pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. <a href="/leviticus/4-18.htm">Leviticus 4:18</a> He is also to put some of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before the LORD in the Tent of Meeting, and he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. <a href="/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/leviticus/4-30.htm">Leviticus 4:30</a> Then the priest is to take some of its blood with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/leviticus/4-34.htm">Leviticus 4:34</a> Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a> According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. <a href="/leviticus/16-18.htm">Leviticus 16:18-19</a> Then he shall go out to the altar that is before the LORD and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the bull’s blood and some of the goat’s blood and put it on all the horns of the altar. / He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse it and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the Israelites. <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a> For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/leviticus/8-24.htm">Leviticus 8:24</a> Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar. <a href="/exodus/30-10.htm">Exodus 30:10</a> Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he shall make atonement on it annually with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. The altar is most holy to the LORD.” <a href="/hebrews/10-4.htm">Hebrews 10:4</a> because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. <a href="/leviticus/9-9.htm">Leviticus 9:9</a> The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a> Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and on the border round about: thus shall you cleanse and purge it.take<a href="/ezekiel/43-15.htm">Ezekiel 43:15</a> So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.<a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12,36</a> And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar… <a href="/leviticus/4-25.htm">Leviticus 4:25,30,34</a> And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering… and on the four<a href="/ezekiel/43-16.htm">Ezekiel 43:16,17</a> And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof… thus shalt<a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Ezekiel 43:22,26</a> And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock… <a href="/leviticus/16-19.htm">Leviticus 16:19</a> And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.<a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Hebrews 9:21-23</a> Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-16.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-16.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-16.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-11.htm">Free</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-15.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Ledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-38.htm">Purge</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Rim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Shelf</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-17.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-26.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-20.htm">Free</a> <a href="/daniel/7-7.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Ledge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Purge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-22.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/exodus/25-25.htm">Rim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Shelf</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Upper</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 43</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">The returning of the glory of God into the temple</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">The sin of Israel hindered God's presence</a> 10. <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house</a> 13. <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">The measures</a> 18. <a href="/ezekiel/43-18.htm">and ordinances of the altar</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 use of blood in sacrificial rituals underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purification. This phrase indicates the beginning of a ritual act that is central to the consecration of the altar. Blood from the sacrifice represents the life given to atone for sin, prefiguring the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood was shed for the atonement of humanity's sins (<a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22</a>).and put it on the four horns of the altar The altar's horns are symbolic of strength and power. In ancient Near Eastern culture, horns often represented authority and might. By applying blood to the horns, the act signifies the altar's sanctification and the power of the sacrifice to atone for sin. This ritual act is reminiscent of the Day of Atonement practices described in <a href="/leviticus/16.htm">Leviticus 16</a>, where blood is used to purify the altar and the people.on the four corners of the ledge The four corners of the ledge represent the entirety of the altar, suggesting completeness in the act of purification. This comprehensive application of blood signifies that the entire altar is set apart for holy purposes. The number four often symbolizes universality in the Bible, indicating that the atonement is thorough and all-encompassing.and all around the rim Applying blood all around the rim further emphasizes the thoroughness of the cleansing process. This act ensures that every part of the altar is purified, highlighting the importance of holiness in worship. The rim, being the outermost part, signifies the boundary between the sacred and the profane, reinforcing the need for separation from sin.thus you will cleanse the altar Cleansing the altar is essential for it to be a suitable place for offerings to God. In the biblical context, cleansing rituals are necessary to remove impurity and make something holy. This cleansing is a precursor to the worship and sacrifices that will take place, ensuring that they are acceptable to God. It reflects the broader biblical theme of purification and sanctification found throughout Scripture.and make atonement for it Atonement involves reconciliation between God and humanity, achieved through the sacrificial system. This phrase highlights the altar's role in the atonement process, serving as the place where sacrifices are made to restore the relationship between God and His people. The concept of atonement is central to Christian theology, ultimately fulfilled in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who made atonement for sin once and for all (<a href="/romans/3-25.htm">Romans 3:25</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who received visions and messages during the Babylonian exile, tasked with conveying God's instructions to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> A central element in the temple, used for sacrifices and offerings to God, symbolizing worship and atonement. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_blood.htm">The Blood</a> Represents the life force and is used for purification and atonement, signifying the seriousness of sin and the need for cleansing. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_four_horns_of_the_altar.htm">The Four Horns of the Altar</a> Protrusions on the altar's corners, symbolizing strength and the power of God’s presence. 5. <a href="/topical/a/atonement.htm">Atonement</a> The process of making amends or reparation for sin, restoring the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_blood_in_atonement.htm">The Significance of Blood in Atonement</a> Blood is central to the process of atonement, symbolizing life and the seriousness of sin. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, whose blood cleanses us from all sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_holiness_of_god's_altar.htm">The Holiness of God’s Altar</a> The altar represents a place of meeting between God and man. Its cleansing signifies the need for purity in worship and the seriousness with which we should approach God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_in_worship.htm">The Role of Obedience in Worship</a> Ezekiel’s instructions highlight the importance of following God’s commands precisely. Our worship should be characterized by obedience and reverence. <a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God’s Plan</a> The practices in Ezekiel connect to the broader account of Scripture, showing God’s consistent plan for redemption and relationship with His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_atonement.htm">The Power of Atonement</a> Atonement restores our relationship with God, emphasizing the transformative power of forgiveness and reconciliation through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 43</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_burnt_altar_important.htm">Why is the altar of burnt offering significant?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_revelation's_seven_trumpets.htm">What are Revelation's seven trumpets?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_43_and_christ's_sacrifice_align.htm">Ezekiel 43:18-27 emphasizes continued animal sacrifices. How does this align with later New Testament teachings that Christ's sacrifice ended the need for further offerings?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_delay_judging_child_sacrifice.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5 -- If God commands against child sacrifice elsewhere, why would He allow His own people to practice it for so long without immediate judgment?</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>(20) Take of the blood thereof.--Comp. <a href="/exodus/29-12.htm" title="And you shall take of the blood of the bullock, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.">Exodus 29:12</a>; <a href="/leviticus/8-15.htm" title="And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation on it.">Leviticus 8:15</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-18.htm" title="Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.">Hebrews 9:18</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm" title="And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.">Hebrews 9:22</a>. Nothing is here said of the pouring the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar, as required in the law, and nothing of the burning of the fat upon the altar, because the prophet throughout supposes the ritual of the sacrifices to be well known, and only mentions a few particulars to indicate the whole, and also a few others now introduced, peculiar to the new ceremonial.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it. The application of the victim's blood to and upon the altar formed an integral part of every expiatory offering; but "whereas in all the other kinds of sacrifice the blood was poured indifferently round about the altar of the fore court, in the sin offering it was not to be sprinkled, lest the intention should be overlooked, but smeared with the finger upon the horns of the altar ('And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns,' <a href="/leviticus/4-7.htm">Leviticus 4:7, 18, 25, 30, 34</a>) (Kurtz, 'Sacrificial Worship of the Old Testament,' § 107). In the present instance the blood was to be carefully put upon the four horns of the altar - the only part to be smeared with blood in the Mosaic consecration (<a href="/exodus/29-12.htm">Exodus 29:12</a>) - the four corners of the settle, or azarah, but whether the greater or lesser is left undecided, though in all probability it was the under, if not both, and the border round about, that mentioned in ver. 17; and the effect of this smearing with blood should be to cleanse and purge, or, make atonement for, the altar; not for the people, as Havernick interprets, saying, "without an atoned-for altar, no atoned-for people (ohne entsuhnten Altar, kein entsuhntes Volk)," but for the altar, either, as Kliefoth suggests, because, being made out of a part of the sinful earth and world, it required to be sanctified, or because, as Plumptre prefers, the sins of the people having been, as it were, transferred to it, it stood in need of cleansing. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You are to take וְלָקַחְתָּ֣ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take some of its blood מִדָּמ֗וֹ (mid·dā·mōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed and put [it] וְנָ֨תַתָּ֜ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the four אַרְבַּ֤ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four horns of the [altar], קַרְנֹתָיו֙ (qar·nō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power on וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the four אַרְבַּע֙ (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four corners פִּנּ֣וֹת (pin·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm">Strong's 6438: </a> An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain of the ledge, הָעֲזָרָ֔ה (hā·‘ă·zā·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5835.htm">Strong's 5835: </a> An inclosure, a border and all around סָבִ֑יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around the rim; הַגְּב֖וּל (hag·gə·ḇūl) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed thus you will cleanse וְחִטֵּאתָ֥ (wə·ḥiṭ·ṭê·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn the altar and make atonement for it. וְכִפַּרְתָּֽהוּ׃ (wə·ḵip·par·tā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-20.htm">Ezekiel 43:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-20.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:20 You shall take of its blood (Ezek. 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