Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever. New Living Translation Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever. English Standard Version Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. Berean Standard Bible Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever. New American Standard Bible Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell among them forever. NASB 1995 “Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever. NASB 1977 “Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever. Legacy Standard Bible Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever. Amplified Bible Now let them put far away from Me their [idolatrous] prostitution and the corpses and monuments of their kings, and I will dwell in their midst forever. Christian Standard Bible Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will dwell among them forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell among them forever.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version But if the people and their kings stop worshiping other gods and tear down those memorials, I will live among them forever. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation Now they must stop worshiping other gods and remove the corpses of their kings. If they do, I will live among them forever." International Standard Version 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." Majority Standard Bible Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible Now let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionNow they put their whoredom far off, "" And the carcasses of their kings—from Me, "" And I have dwelt in their midst for all time. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation 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. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. New American Bible 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. New Revised Standard Version Now let them put away their idolatry and the corpses of their kings far from me, and I will reside among them forever. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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 OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Glory of the LORD Returns to the Temple…8When 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. 9Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever. 10As 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,… Cross References 2 Corinthians 6:16-17 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.” Leviticus 26:11-12 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. Revelation 21:3 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. Exodus 29:45-46 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. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 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. Jeremiah 7:30 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. 2 Kings 23:24 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. Isaiah 52:11 Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. 1 Peter 2:5 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. Zechariah 13:2 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. 2 Chronicles 33:15-16 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. John 14:23 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. Deuteronomy 23:14 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. Hebrews 8:10 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. Isaiah 57:6-7 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. Treasury of Scripture 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. Now let. Ezekiel 18:30,31 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin… Hosea 2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; Colossians 3:5-9 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: … the carcases Ezekiel 43:7 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, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. Ezekiel 37:23 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. and I Ezekiel 43:7 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, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. Ezekiel 37:26-28 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… 2 Corinthians 6:16 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 them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Jump to Previous Age Bodies Carcases Carcasses Corpses Dead Deeds Dwell Dwelt Far Forever Fornication Harlotry Idolatry Idols Kings Lewd Loose Midst Prostitution Ways WhoredomJump to Next Age Bodies Carcases Carcasses Corpses Dead Deeds Dwell Dwelt Far Forever Fornication Harlotry Idolatry Idols Kings Lewd Loose Midst Prostitution Ways WhoredomEzekiel 43 1. The returning of the glory of God into the temple7. The sin of Israel hindered God's presence 10. The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house 13. The measures 18. and ordinances of the altar Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution 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., Hosea 1-3, Jeremiah 3:6-10). and the funeral offerings for their kings and I will dwell among them forever Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book and the one receiving God's visions and messages. 2. Israelites The people of God who are being addressed in this passage, called to repentance and purity. 3. Prostitution Symbolic of Israel's unfaithfulness to God, often used in the Bible to describe idolatry and spiritual adultery. 4. Lifeless Idols Refers to the false gods and idols that the Israelites worshipped, which were powerless and offensive to God. 5. God's Dwelling The promise of God's presence among His people, contingent upon their repentance and removal of idolatry. Teaching Points Call to RepentanceJust as the Israelites were called to remove idolatry, we are called to examine our lives for anything that takes precedence over God. God's Holiness Understanding the holiness of God should lead us to live lives that reflect His purity and righteousness. The Danger of Idolatry Idolatry is not just ancient history; it can manifest in modern forms such as materialism, career, or relationships that take priority over God. Promise of God's Presence God's promise to dwell among His people is contingent upon our willingness to remove sin and idolatry from our lives. Living as God's Temple As believers, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we must strive to keep our lives free from anything that defiles.(9) Now let them.--This is not an imperative, but a simple future, as in Ezekiel 43:7. The house of Israel will now put away their abominations, and God will dwell in their midst for ever. Carcases = idols, as in Ezekiel 43:7.Verse 9. - Now let them put away their whoredom, 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. Ezekiel 18:31; Ezekiel 36:26; Isaiah 1:16, 25; Isaiah 26:12; John 14:23; 2 Corinthians 6:17; James 4:8). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nowעַתָּ֞ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time let them remove יְרַחֲק֧וּ (yə·ra·ḥă·qū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant far from Me מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of their prostitution זְנוּתָ֛ם (zə·nū·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2184: Adultery, infidelity, idolatry and the funeral offerings וּפִגְרֵ֥י (ū·p̄iḡ·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6297: A carcase, an idolatrous image for their kings, מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם (mal·ḵê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king and I will dwell וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥י (wə·šā·ḵan·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell among them בְתוֹכָ֖ם (ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre forever. לְעוֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Ezekiel 43:9 NIVEzekiel 43:9 NLT Ezekiel 43:9 ESV Ezekiel 43:9 NASB Ezekiel 43:9 KJV Ezekiel 43:9 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 43:9 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 43:9 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 43:9 French Bible Ezekiel 43:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:9 Now let them put away their prostitution (Ezek. 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