Ezekiel 43 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 43:9

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.
Ezekiel 43:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 43:9 in other translations

BSBNow let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
WEBNow let them put away their prostitution, and the dead bodies of their kings far from me. Then I will dwell among them forever.
ASVNow 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.
YLTNow 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.
DARBYNow let them put away their fornication, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
BBENow let them put their loose ways and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will be among them for ever.
WebsterNow 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.

What does Ezekiel 43:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. carcasses of their kings--It is supposed that some of their idolatrous kings were buried within the bounds of Solomon's temple [Henderson]. Rather, "the carcasses of their idols," here called "kings," as having had lordship over them in past times (Is 26:13); but henceforth Jehovah, alone their rightful lord, shall be their king, and the idols that had been their "king" would appear but as "carcasses." Hence these defunct kings are associated with the "high places" in Eze 43:7 [Fairbairn]. Le 26:30 and Jr 16:18, confirm this. Manasseh had built altars in the courts of the temple to the host of heaven (2Ki 21:5; 23:6). I will dwell in the midst ... for ever--(Re 21:3).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Now let them put away their whoredom - Their idolatry. And the carcasses of their kings - It appears that God was displeased with their bringing their kings so near his temple. David was buried in the city of David, which was on Mount Zion, near to the temple; and so were almost all the kings of Judah; but God requires that the place of his temple and its vicinity shall be kept unpolluted; and when they put away all kinds of defilement, then will he dwell among them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 43:9 in the original Hebrew

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עַתָּ֞ה'a.TahnowH6258
יְרַחֲק֧וּye.ra.cha.Kulet them put far awayH7368
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
זְנוּתָ֛םze.nu.Tamprostitution theirH2184
וּפִגְרֵ֥יu.fig.Reiand [the] corpses ofH6297
מַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmal.khei.Hemkings theirH4428
מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nifrom meH4480
וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֥יve.sha.khan.Tiand I will dwellH7931
בְתוֹכָ֖םve.to.Khamin midst of themH8432
לְעוֹלָֽם\׃\ \סle.'o.Lamfor everH5769

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Cross references for Ezekiel 43:9

  • 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 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. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Colossians 3:5-9

    Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. …

  • 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. My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Now let.Rather, "Now shall they put away their whoredom and the carcases of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever." It is a prediction and promise, and not an exhortation.
18:30,31; Ho 2:2; Col 3:5-9
the carcases.
7; 37:23
and I.
7; 37:26-28; 2Co 6:16

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Context

  • Ezekiel 43:8

    In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.

  • Ezekiel 43:9

    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.

  • Ezekiel 43:10

    Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.

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Ezekiel 43:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ahora echarán lejos de mí su fornicación, y los cuerpos muertos de sus reyes, y habitaré en medio de ellos para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Maintenant, qu’ils éloignent de moi leurs prostitutions et les cadavres de leurs rois, et je demeurerai au milieu d’eux à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nunmehr werden sie ihre Hurerei und die Leichname ihrer Könige von mir entfernen, und ich werde in ihrer Mitte wohnen ewiglich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nunc ergo repellant procul fornicationem suam et ruinas regum suorum a me, et habitabo in medio eorum semper.