Ezekiel 43

New King James Version

The Temple, theLord’s Dwelling Place

43 Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate^(A)that faces toward the east.^2 (B)And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east.^(C)His voicewaslike the sound of many waters;^(D)and the earth shone with His glory.³ It was^(E)like the appearance of the vision which I saw—like the vision which I saw when^[a]I came^(F)to destroy the city. The visionswerelike the vision which I saw^(G)by the River Chebar; and I fell on my face.^4 (H)And the glory of theLordcame into the^[b]temple by way of the gate which faces toward the east.^5 (I)The Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold,^(J)the glory of theLordfilled the^[c]temple.

⁶ Then I heardHimspeaking to me from the temple, while^(K)a man stood beside me.⁷ And He said to me, “Son of man,this is^(L)the place of My throne and^(M)the place of the soles of My feet,^(N)where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel forever.^(O)No more shall the house of Israel defile My holy name, they nor their kings, by their^[d]harlotry or with^(P)the carcasses of their kings on their high places.^8 (Q)When they set their threshold by My threshold, and their doorpost by My doorpost, with a wall between them and Me, they defiled My holy name by the abominations which they committed; therefore I have consumed them in My anger.⁹ Now let them put their harlotry and the carcasses of their kings far away from Me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.

¹⁰ “Son of man,^(R)describe the^[e]temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.¹¹ And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the^[f]temple and its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, its entire design and all its^(S)ordinances, all its forms and all its laws. Writeitdown in their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its ordinances, and^(T)perform them.¹² Thisisthe law of the^[g]temple: The whole area surrounding^(U)the mountaintopismost holy. Behold, thisisthe law of the temple.

Dimensions of the Altar

¹³ “These are the measurements of the^(V)altar in cubits^(W)(the^[h]cubitisone cubit and a handbreadth): the base one cubit high and one cubit wide, with a rim all around its edge of one span. Thisisthe height of the altar:¹⁴ from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits; the width of the ledge, one cubit; from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits; and the width of the ledge,onecubit.¹⁵ The altar hearthisfour cubits high, with four^(X)horns extending upward from the^[i]hearth.¹⁶ The altar hearthistwelvecubitslong, twelve wide,^(Y)square at its four corners;¹⁷ the ledge, fourteencubitslong and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and^(Z)its steps face toward the east.”

Consecrating the Altar

¹⁸ And He said to me, “Son of man, thus says the LordGod: ‘Thesearethe ordinances for the altar on the day when it is made, for sacrificing^(AA)burnt offerings on it, and for^(AB)sprinkling blood on it.¹⁹ You shall give^(AC)a young bull for a sin offering to^(AD)the priests, the Levites, who are of the seed of^(AE)Zadok, who approach Me to minister to Me,’ says the LordGod.²⁰ ‘You shall take some of its blood and putiton the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim around it; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it.²¹ Then you shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and^(AF)burn it in the appointed place of the^[j]temple,^(AG)outside the sanctuary.²² On the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they cleanseditwith the bull.²³ When you have finished cleansingit,you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish.²⁴ When you offer them before theLord,^(AH)the priests shall throw salt on them, and they will offer them upasa burnt offering to theLord.²⁵ Every day for^(AI)seven days you shall prepare a goatfora sin offering; they shall also prepare a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish.²⁶ Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so^[k]consecrate^[l]it.^27 (AJ)When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will^(AK)accept you,’ says the LordGod.”