Ezekiel 44:7

In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
brought	בַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣ם ba.ha.vi.'a.Khem	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
strangers	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
uncircumcised	עַרְלֵי 'ar.lei-	H6189	uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtaile… · adjective, masculine plural construct
heart	לֵב֙ lev	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular absolute
uncircumcised	וְעַרְלֵ֣י ve.'ar.Lei	H6189	uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtaile… · conjunction + adjective, masculine plural construct
flesh	בָשָׂ֔ר va.Sar	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sanctuary	בְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖י be.mik.da.Shi	H4720	a consecrated thing or place · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
pollute	לְחַלְּל֣וֹ le.cha.le.Lo	H2490	properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בֵּיתִ֑י bei.Ti	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
offer	בְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤ם be.hak.ri.ve.Khem	H7126	to approach (causatively · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
bread	לַחְמִי֙ lach.Mi	H3899	food (for man or beast) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 1st person masculine singular
fat	חֵ֣לֶב Che.lev	H2459	fat · noun, common masculine singular absolute
blood	וָדָ֔ם va.Dam	H1818	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or… · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
broken	וַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙ vai.ya.Fe.ru	H6565	to break up (usually figuratively) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
covenant	בְּרִיתִ֔י be.ri.Ti	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
because	אֶ֖ל 'el	H413	near · preposition
abominations	תּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם to.'a.vo.tei.Khem	H8441	properly · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Leviticus 22:25 Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be i…
Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for a…
Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury com…
Genesis 17:14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken m…
Leviticus 26:41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be…
Ezekiel 44:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger tha…
Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Malachi 1:12-14 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:4-9

This is much to the same purport with what we had in the beginning of ch. 43. As the prophet must look again upon what he had before seen, so he must be told again what he had before heard. Here, as before, he sees the house filled with the glory of the Lord, which strikes an awe upon him, so that he falls prostrate at the sight, the humblest posture of adoration and the expression of a holy awe: I fell upon my face, Eze 44:4. Note, The more we see of the glory of God the more low we shall lie in our own eyes. Now here, I. God charges the prophet to take a very particular notice of all he saw, and all that was said to him (Eze 44:5): "Behold with thy eyes what is shown thee, particularly the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:7

uncircumcised in heart--Israelites circumcised outwardly, but wanting the true circumcision of the heart (Deu 10:16; Act 7:51). uncircumcised in flesh--not having even the outward badge of the covenant-people.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 44:7

The fat and the blood - These never went into common use; they were wholly offered to God. The blood was poured out; the fat consumed. Because of all your abominations - Several MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's read their abominations, referring to the strangers mentioned before.

John Gill on Ezekiel 44:7

In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers,.... Unregenerate men, who are in a state of alienation and estrangement to divine and spiritual things: strangers to God; to the true knowledge of him in Christ; to the fear and love of God; to the true grace of God in conversion; and to communion with him: strangers to Christ, to his person and offices; to the way of peace, life, and salvation by him; to his righteousness; to faith in him, love of him, and fellowship with him: strangers to the Spirit; to his person, to regeneration and sanctification by him; to the graces of the Spirit, faith, hope, love, humility, self-denial, &c.; to the things of the Spirit, which they neither know nor…

Dictionary and topics

Circumcision — Cutting around. This rite, practised before, as some think, by divers races, was appointed by God to be the special badge of his chosen people, an abiding sign of their consecration to him. It was…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Exemplified: Israel — Exemplified: Israel
Church Of Israel · Persons excluded from — Persons excluded from
Circumcision · Necessary to enjoying the privileges of the Jewish State — Necessary to enjoying the privileges of the Jewish State
Regeneration · 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3; — 1:16,17,25;4:4;12:3;26:12;29:23;32:3,4,15,17;35:5,6;42:16;43:7;44:3-5;49:9;55:1-3;
Uncircumcision · Uncircumcised heart (metaphori — Uncircumcised heart (metaphori

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 44:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:4-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:7

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 44:7

John Gill on Ezekiel 44:7

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 44:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:4-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 44:7

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 44:7

John Gill on Ezekiel 44:7

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 44:4-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 44:6-8

Rashi on Ezekiel 44:7