Ezekiel 43 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

The Lord

's Glory Returns to the Temple

1The man took me back to the east gate of the temple,

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5The Lord's Spirit lifted me to my feet and carried me to the inner courtyard, where I saw that the Lord's glory had filled the temple.

6The man was standing beside me, and I heard the Lord

say from inside the temple:

7Ezekiel, son of man, this temple is my throne on earth. I will live here among the people of Israel forever. They and their kings will never again disgrace me by worshiping idols at local shrines or by setting up memorials to their dead kings.

8Israel's kings built their palaces so close to my holy temple that only a wall separated them from me. Then these kings disgraced me with their evil ways, and in my fierce anger I destroyed them.

9But if the people and their kings stop worshiping other gods and tear down those memorials, I will live among them forever.

10The people of Israel must suffer shame for sinning against me, so tell them about my holy temple. Let them think about it,

11then if they are truly sorry, describe for them the design and shape of the temple, the gates, the measurements, and how the buildings are arranged. Explain the regulations about worshiping there, then write down these things, so they can study and obey them.

12The temple area on my holy mountain must be kept sacred! This is the most important law about the temple.

The Altar

13 that has nothing wrong with it must be offered as a sacrifice for sin. Purify the altar with its blood, just as you did with the blood of the bull.

23Then choose a young bull and a young ram that have nothing wrong with them,

24and bring them to my temple. The priests will sprinkle salt on them and offer them as sacrifices to please me.

25Each day for the next seven days, you must offer a goat and a bull and a ram as sacrifices for sin. These animals must have nothing wrong with them.

26The priests will purify the altar during those days, so that it will be acceptable to me and ready to use.

27From then on, the priests will use this altar to offer sacrifices to please me and sacrifices to ask my blessing. Then I will be pleased with the people of Israel. I, the Lord God, have spoken.