Ezekiel 43:7 “and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the…”

Ezekiel 43:7

and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell among the children of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no more defile my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;

American Standard Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, this is 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 the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and by the dead bodies of their kings in their high places;

Geneva Bible 1599

Which saide vnto me, Sonne of man, this place is my throne, and the place of the soles of my feete, whereas I will dwell among the children of Israel for euer, and the house of Israel shall no more defile mine holy Name, neither they, nor their Kings by their fornication, nor by the carkeises of their Kings in their high places.

Darby Translation

And he said unto me, Son of man, [this is] 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 the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, they nor their kings, with their fornication, and with the carcases of their kings [in] their high places,

Young's Literal Translation

and He saith unto me: 'Son of man, the place of My throne, And the place of the soles of My feet, Where I dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel to the age, Defile no more do the house of Israel My holy name, They, and their kings, by their whoredom, And by the carcases of their kings — their high places.

Bible in Basic English

And he said to me, Son of man, this is the place where the seat of my power is and the resting-place of my feet, where I will be among the children of Israel for ever: and no longer will the people of Israel make my holy name unclean, they or their kings, by their loose ways and by the dead bodies of their kings;

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Cross references

“the place of my throne”

Psalm 47:8 Ezekiel 1:26 Psalm 99:1 Revelation 22:3 Ezekiel 10:1 Isaiah 6:1

Psalm 47:8 · BSB

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

Ezekiel 1:26 · BSB

Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.

Psalm 99:1 · BSB

The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!

Revelation 22:3 · BSB

No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

Ezekiel 10:1 · BSB

And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.

Isaiah 6:1 · BSB

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.

“and the place”

1 Chronicles 28:2 Psalm 99:5 Isaiah 66:1 Matthew 5:34 Matthew 5:35

1 Chronicles 28:2 · BSB

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had ma…

Psalm 99:5 · BSB

Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!

Isaiah 66:1 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?

Matthew 5:34 · BSB

But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;

Matthew 5:35 · BSB

or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

“where I”

Ezekiel 43:9 Ezekiel 37:26–28 Ezekiel 48:35 Exodus 29:45 Psalm 68:18 Psalm 132:14

Ezekiel 43:9 · BSB

Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.

Ezekiel 37:26–28 · BSB

And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.

Ezekiel 48:35 · BSB

The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE. ”

Exodus 29:45 · BSB

Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.

Psalm 68:18 · BSB

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

Psalm 132:14 · BSB

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

“no more”

Ezekiel 20:39 Ezekiel 39:7 Hosea 14:8 Zechariah 13:2 Ezekiel 23:38 Ezekiel 23:39

Ezekiel 20:39 · BSB

And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and id…

Ezekiel 39:7 · BSB

So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.

Hosea 14:8 · BSB

O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.

Zechariah 13:2 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 23:38 · BSB

They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths.

Ezekiel 23:39 · BSB

On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.

“by the carcases”

Leviticus 26:30 Jeremiah 16:18

Leviticus 26:30 · BSB

I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.

Jeremiah 16:18 · BSB

And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside 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.

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