19 And when you look up to the sky and see the sun,(A) the moon and the stars(B)—all the heavenly array(C)—do not be enticed(D) into bowing down to them and worshiping(E) things the Lord your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

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19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

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19 And take heed, lest you (A)lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, (B)all the host of heaven, you feel driven to (C)worship them and serve them, which the Lord your God has [a]given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 4:19 divided

and contrary to my command(A) has worshiped other gods,(B) bowing down to them or to the sun(C) or the moon or the stars in the sky,(D)

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And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

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who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either (A)the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, (B)which I have not commanded,

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28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(A)
    for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(B)

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28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

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28 This also would be an iniquity deserving of judgment,
For I would have denied God who is above.

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27 They say to wood,(A) ‘You are my father,’
    and to stone,(B) ‘You gave me birth.’
They have turned their backs(C) to me
    and not their faces;(D)
yet when they are in trouble,(E) they say,
    ‘Come and save(F) us!’

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27 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

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27 Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
And to a (A)stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’
For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face.
But in the time of their (B)trouble
They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’

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Slaughter(A) the old men, the young men and women, the mothers and children,(B) but do not touch anyone who has the mark.(C) Begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the old men(D) who were in front of the temple.(E)

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Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

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(A)Utterly[a] slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but (B)do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and (C)begin at My sanctuary.” (D)So they began with the elders who were before the [b]temple.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit. Slay to destruction
  2. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit. house

God’s Sure Judgment on Jerusalem

11 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the Lord that faces east. There at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men, and I saw among them Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah(A) son of Benaiah, leaders(B) of the people.(C)

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11 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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Judgment on Wicked Counselors

11 Then (A)the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to (B)the East Gate of the Lord’s house, which faces eastward; and there (C)at the door of the gate were twenty-five men, among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

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12 And you will know that I am the Lord,(A) for you have not followed my decrees(B) or kept my laws but have conformed to the standards of the nations around you.(C)

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12 And ye shall know that I am the Lord: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.

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12 And you shall know that I am the Lord; for you have not walked in My statutes nor executed My judgments, but (A)have done according to the customs of the Gentiles which are all around you.” ’ ”

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Then he went to the east gate.(A) He climbed its steps and measured the threshold of the gate; it was one rod deep.

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Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.

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The Eastern Gateway of the Temple

Then he went to the gateway which faced (A)east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide.

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God’s Glory Returns to the Temple

43 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,(A)

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43 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:

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The Temple, the Lord’s Dwelling Place

43 Afterward he brought me to the gate, the gate (A)that faces toward the east.

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