Ezekiel 44:8 Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.

◄ Ezekiel 44:8 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.

English Standard Version
And you have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have set others to keep my charge for you in my sanctuary.

New American Standard Bible
"And you have not kept charge of My holy things yourselves, but you have set foreigners to keep charge of My sanctuary."

King James Bible
And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have not kept charge of My holy things but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you."

International Standard Version
Furthermore, you haven't paid attention to the requirements for my holy things. Instead, you placed foreigners in charge of my sanctuary."'

American Standard Version
And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things; but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And you have not kept the ordinances of my sanctuary: but you have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Darby Bible Translation
And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things, but have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Young's Literal Translation
and ye have not kept the charge of My holy things, and ye set them for keepers of My charge in My sanctuary for you.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

44:1-31 This chapter contains ordinances relative to the true priests. The prince evidently means Christ, and the words in ver. 2, may remind us that no other can enter heaven, the true sanctuary, as Christ did; namely, by virtue of his own excellency, and his personal holiness, righteousness, and strength. He who is the Brightness of Jehovah's glory entered by his own holiness; but that way is shut to the whole human race, and we all must enter as sinners, by faith in his blood, and by the power of his grace.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. keepers … for yourselves—such as you yourselves thought fit, not such as I approve of. Or else, "Ye have not yourselves kept the charge of My holy things, but have set others as keepers of My charge in My sanctuary for yourselves" [Maurer].