Ezekiel 43:7

“And he said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel forever; and the house of Israel will no longer defile my holy name, they and their kings, by their prostitution and by the corpses of their kings in their high places,”

Ezekiel 43:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 43:7, word by word

And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “ben” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
this is the placeמְקוֹםmekom

place

A place, a spot.

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of my throneכִּסְאִkisi

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

Where else “kisi” appears
of the solesכַּפּוֹתkapot

sole

The underside of the foot, with which one treads.

Where else “kapot” appears
of my feetרַגְלַragla

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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I will dwellאֶשְׁכָּןeshkan

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

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in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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and the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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defileיְטַמְּאוּyetamu

defile

To make someone or something unclean.

Where else “yetamu” appears
my holyקָדְשִׁkadshi

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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and their kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

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by their prostitutionזְנוּתָzenuta

prostitution, unfaithfulness

Prostitution; figuratively, unfaithfulness to God.

Where else “zenuta” appears
and by the corpsesפִגְרֵיfigre

carcass, corpse

Dead body, carcass, of a person or an animal.

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in their high placesבָּמוֹתָbamota

high place

An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.

Where else “bamota” appears

Translation note

“In their high places”: with other vowels, “in their death.”

The context

6And I heard one speaking to me from the house, and a man was standing beside me.

7 · This verse (above)

8by setting their threshold by my threshold and their doorpost beside my doorpost, with only the wall between me and them; and they defiled my holy name by their abominations that they committed; so I consumed them in my anger.

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