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Ezekiel 43

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 43 of 48

1 And he made me go to the gate, the gate that faces the way of the east.

2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. And His voice was like the voice of many waters; and the earth shone from His glory.

3 And the appearance of the vision which I saw was as the appearance which I saw when I came to destroy the city, and as the appearance that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

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Chapter Summary

The returning of the glory of Jehovah to the temple. The prophet exhorts Israel to repentance.

Key Hebrew Words

כָּבוֹד glory H3519 · TWOT 943e
מִזְבֵּחַ altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
קֹ֫דֶשׁ holiness, holy H6944 · TWOT 1990a
כָּפַר make atonement H3722 · TWOT 1024
חַטָּאת sin offering H2403 · TWOT 638e
תּוֹרָה law, instruction H8451 · TWOT 910d

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet, addressed as "son of man," who sees the glory fill the house and is commanded to declare its law

Zadok

Priestly ancestor; the Levitical priests of his seed alone may approach Jehovah to minister at the altar (v.19)

Timeline

Return of Jehovah's Glory

Ezekiel sees the glory of the God of Israel return to the temple from the east, with a voice like many waters, filling the house and reclaiming it as His dwelling place forever,.

Ezekiel 43:1-12

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