Ezekiel 44 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 44:5

And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.
Ezekiel 44:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 44:5 in other translations

BSBThe LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
WEBThe LORD said to me, “Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of the LORD’s house and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.
ASVAnd Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every egress of the sanctuary.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Son of man, set thy heart, and see with thine eyes, and with thine ears hear, all that I am speaking with thee, of all the statutes of the house of Jehovah, and of all its laws; and thou hast set thy heart to the entrance of the house, with all the outlets of the sanctuary,
DARBYAnd Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, apply thy heart, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the statutes of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary;
BBEAnd the Lord said to me, Son of man, take to heart, and let your eyes see and your ears be open to everything I say to you about all the rules of the house of the Lord and all its laws; and take note of the ways into the house and all the ways out of the holy place.
WebsterAnd the LORD said to me, Son of man mark well, and behold with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears all that I say to thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary;

What does Ezekiel 44:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:4-6

4-6. Directions as to the priests. Their acts of desecration are attributed to "the house of Israel" (Eze 44:6, 7), as the sins of the priesthood and of the people acted and reacted on one another; "like people, like priest" (Jr 5:31; Ho 4:9).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Mark well, and behold - Take notice of every thing; register all so fully that thou shalt be able to give the most minute information to the children of Israel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 44:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלַ֜י'e.Laito meH413
יְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֡ם'a.DamhumankindH120
שִׂ֣יםsimsetH7760
לִבְּךָ֩li.be.Khaheart yourH3820
וּרְאֵ֨הu.re.'Ehand seeH7200
בְעֵינֶ֜יךָve.'ei.Nei.khawith eyes yourH5869
וּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaand with ears yourH241
שְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'hearH8085
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
מְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.Ber[am] speakingH1696
אֹתָ֔ךְ'o.Takh<obj.> youH853
לְכָל\־le.kholof allH3605
חֻקּ֥וֹתchu.Kot[the] statutes ofH2708
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וּלְכָל\־u.le.khol-and of allH3605
תּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.tovlaws itsH8451
וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.Taand you will setH7760
לִבְּךָ֙li.be.Khaheart yourH3820
לִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'to [the] entrance ofH3996
הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholon allH3605
מוֹצָאֵ֥יmo.tza.'Ei[the] exits ofH4161
הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ\׃ha.mik.Dashthe sanctuaryH4720

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 44:5

  • Ezekiel 40:4

    And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 43:10-11

    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. And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.

  • Deuteronomy 12:32

    What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

  • Deuteronomy 32:46

    And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:19

    Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the Lord God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 96:8-9

    Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

  • Daniel 10:12

    Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

  • 2 Chronicles 11:16

    And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.

  • Acts 8:36

    And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

  • Exodus 9:21

    And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field.

  • Proverbs 24:32

    Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

  • Psalms 119:4

    Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
mark well. Heb. set thine heart.
40:4; Ex 9:21; *marg:
De 32:46; 1Ch 22:19; 2Ch 11:16; Pr 24:32; *marg:
Da 10:12
concerning.
43:10,11; De 12:32; Mt 28:20
and mark well.
Ps 119:4
the entering.
Ps 96:8,9; Ac 8:37

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 44:4

    Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell upon my face.

  • Ezekiel 44:5

    And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

  • Ezekiel 44:6

    And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,

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Ezekiel 44:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y díjome Jehová: Hijo del hombre, pon tu corazón, y mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus oídos todo lo que yo hablo contigo sobre todas las ordenanzas de la casa de Jehová, y todas sus leyes: y pon tu corazón á las entradas de la casa, y á todas las salidas del santuario.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel me dit: Fils d’homme, applique ton cœur et regarde de tes yeux, et écoute de tes oreilles tout ce que je te dis concernant toutes les ordonnances de la maison de l’ Éternel et toutes ses lois; et applique ton cœur à considérer l’entrée de la maison, ainsi que toutes les issues du sanctuaire;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova sprach zu mir: Menschensohn, richte dein Herz darauf, und sieh mit deinen Augen und höre mit deinen Ohren alles, was ich mit dir rede betreffs aller Satzungen des Hauses Jehovas und betreffs aller seiner Gesetze; und richte dein Herz auf den Eingang des Hauses samt allen Ausgängen des Heiligtums.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit ad me Dominus: Fili hominis, pone cor tuum, et vide oculis tuis, et auribus tuis audi omnia quæ ego loquor ad te de universis cæremoniis domus Domini, et de cunctis legibus ejus: et pones cor tuum in viis templi per omnes exitus sanctuarii.