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Let them consider its perfection,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, describe to the house of Israel the temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and they shall measure the plan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, inform the house of Israel of the temple, so that they will be ashamed of their wrongdoings; and have them measure the plan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the plan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the plan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, describe the house <i>of Yahweh</i> to the house of Israel, that they may feel dishonor for their iniquities; and let them measure the plan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins; and let them measure its plan [in detail].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure its pattern,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure its pattern,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people of Israel must suffer shame for sinning against me, so tell them about my holy temple. Let them think about it, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou, son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Son of man, describe this temple to the people of Israel. Then they will be ashamed because of their sins. Let them study the plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD continued, "Mortal man, tell the people of Israel about the Temple, and let them study its plan. Make them ashamed of their sinful actions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And now, Son of Man, describe the Temple to the house of Israel. They will be ashamed because of their sin. They will measure its pattern. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins and measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You, son of man, "" Show the house of Israel the house, "" And they are ashamed of their iniquities, "" And they have measured the measurement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou, son of man, Shew the house of Israel the house, And they are ashamed of their iniquities, And they have measured the measurement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou son of man, announce to the house of Israel, the house, and they shall be ashamed of their iniquities: and measure the structure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But thou, son of man, shew to the house of Israel the temple, and let them be ashamed of their iniquities, and let them measure the building: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But as for you, son of man, reveal the temple to the house of Israel, and let them be confounded by their iniquities, and let them measure the fabrication,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel so they are ashamed for their sins. Let them measure its layout.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As for you, mortal, describe the temple to the house of Israel, and let them measure the pattern; and let them be ashamed of their iniquities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But you, Son of man, show to the house of Israel this temple, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities which they transgressed against me; and let them study the pattern thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But you, son of man, show this house to the house of Israel, and they shall be restrained from their evil that they have done to me, and they shall measure its likeness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure accurately.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou, son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may cease from their sins; and <i>shew</i> its aspect and the arrangement of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/43-10.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=13070" 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">9</span>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="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">As for you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hag·gêḏ (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">describe</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: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</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/3637.htm" title="3637: wə·yik·kā·lə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">so that they may be ashamed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: mê·‘ă·wō·nō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-m:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">of their iniquities.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: ū·mā·ḏə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">Let them measure</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/8508.htm" title="8508: tā·ḵə·nîṯ (N-fs) -- Measurement, proportion. From token; admeasurement, i.e. Consummation.">the plan,</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>and if they are ashamed of all they have done, then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes, forms, and laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out.…<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="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a></span><br />And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a></span><br />Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12-13</a></span><br />“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12-13</a></span><br />And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<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="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48-50</a></span><br />However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says: / ‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be? / Has not My hand made all these things?’<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="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.</p><p class="hdg">shew</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">Ezekiel 40:4</a></b></br> And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew <i>them</i> unto thee <i>art</i> thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11,19</a></b></br> Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, … </p><p class="hdg">that they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Ezekiel 43:11</a></b></br> And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write <i>it</i> in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Ezekiel 16:61,63</a></b></br> Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21</a></b></br> What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? 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It underscores the distinction between God and man, highlighting Ezekiel's position as a mediator of divine messages. This title is also used in the New Testament, notably by Jesus, to emphasize His role as the representative of humanity.<p><b>describe the temple to the people of Israel</b><br>Ezekiel is instructed to convey a vision of the temple, which serves as a symbol of God's presence and holiness. This temple vision is part of a larger prophetic message of restoration and hope for Israel after the Babylonian exile. The detailed description underscores the importance of worship and the centrality of God's dwelling place among His people. The temple's design reflects divine order and perfection, pointing to a future where God's presence is fully realized.<p><b>so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities</b><br>The purpose of describing the temple is to lead the people to repentance. By contrasting their current state with the holiness and perfection of the temple, the Israelites are called to recognize their sins and turn back to God. This call to repentance is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, emphasizing the need for spiritual renewal and obedience to God's covenant.<p><b>Let them measure the plan</b><br>The act of measuring the temple plan signifies understanding and internalizing God's standards. It invites the people to engage with the vision actively, reflecting on their lives in light of God's holiness. This measuring is symbolic of aligning oneself with divine order and righteousness. In a broader biblical context, measuring often signifies judgment and the establishment of God's purposes, as seen in other prophetic books like Zechariah and Revelation.<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, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_israel.htm">House of Israel</a></b><br>The collective term for the Israelites, God's chosen people, who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the future temple that Ezekiel is instructed to describe, symbolizing God's presence and the restoration of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/iniquities.htm">Iniquities</a></b><br>The sins and transgressions of the Israelites, which have led to their exile and separation from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/measuring_the_pattern.htm">Measuring the Pattern</a></b><br>A symbolic act representing the Israelites' need to understand and adhere to God's standards and laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_standards.htm">Understanding God's Standards</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to measure the temple, we are called to measure our lives against God's Word, seeking alignment with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_reflection.htm">Repentance and Reflection</a></b><br>The call to be ashamed of iniquities is a call to genuine repentance, recognizing our sins and turning back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_presence.htm">The Importance of God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple symbolizes God's desire to dwell among His people, reminding us of the importance of maintaining a relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision offers hope for restoration and renewal, encouraging us to trust in God's promises for our future.<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, called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and glory.<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_no_evidence_of_ezekiel's_temple.htm">Ezekiel 43:10–11 provides specific temple measurements. Why is there no documented historical or archaeological evidence of a temple built exactly to these specifications? </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/why_do_ezekiel_42_and_1_kings_6_differ.htm">Why do the measurements in Ezekiel 42 seem to conflict with earlier temple designs described in 1 Kings 6? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel's_temple_been_built.htm">If Ezekiel’s vision in Ezekiel 40 was meant as a literal blueprint, why hasn’t this Temple been constructed in the centuries that followed? </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>(10) <span class= "bld">Shew the house.--</span>This is still in vision; "make known to the people the new Temple and its appointments," that, seeing God's gracious purposes, they may repent of their evil doings.<p><span class= "bld">Let them measure the pattern.--</span>That is, let them carefully consider and follow out the provisions God had made for their worship. (Comp. <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm" title="Who serve to the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, said he, that you make all things according to the pattern showed to you in the mount.">Hebrews 8:5</a>.) Exactness in the observance of all positive enactments is a necessary result of a desire to serve God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Show</span> (or, <span class="accented">make known</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> publish the revelation concerning) <span class="cmt_word">the house to the house of Israel</span> For this purpose the vision had been imparted to the prophet. <span class="cmt_word">That they may be ashamed of their iniquities</span>. This told the reason why the vision of the house should be made known to Israel. <span class="cmt_word">And let them measure the pattern</span>; sum, <span class="accented">number</span>, or <span class="accented">well-proportioned building</span>. This explained how, by beholding the house, Israel would be led to repent, and be ashamed of her iniquities. There is no ground for thinking the ultimate object Jehovah had in view, in recommending the house of Israel to note the proportions of the visionary edifice, was, as Wellhausen, Smend, and others allege, that they might reproduce these in the post-exilic building; if they were to measure, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> scan and meditate upon the fair dimensions of the "house," it was that they might understand its religious or moral and spiritual significance, both as a whole and in detail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/43-10.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">As for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">describe</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֵּ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּֽית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the [people]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they may be ashamed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִכָּלְמ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yik·kā·lə·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wound, to taunt, insult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their iniquities.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲוֺנֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·wō·nō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let them measure</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָדְד֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·ḏə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the plan,</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּכְנִֽית׃</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḵə·nîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8508.htm">Strong's 8508: </a> </span><span class="str2">Admeasurement, consummation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:10 You son of man show the house (Ezek. 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