9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
9 Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.
9 Now let them put away their whoring and the dead bodies of their kings far from me, and I will dwell in their midst forever.
9 So let them get rid of their whoring ways and the stinking no-god idols introduced by their kings and I'll move in and live with them forever.
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.
9 Now let them stop worshiping other gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and I will live among them forever.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 43:9
Chapter Summary
After Ezekiel had surveyed the temple of God, he had a vision of the glory of God. When Christ crucified, and the things freely given to us of God, through Him, are shown to us by the Holy Ghost, they make us ashamed for our sins. This frame of mind prepares us for fuller discoveries of the mysteries of redeeming love; and the whole of the Scriptures should be opened and applied, that men may see their sins, and repent of them. We are not now to offer any atoning sacrifices, for by one offering Christ has perfected for ever those that are sanctified, Hebrews 10:14; but the sprinkling of his blood is needful in all our approaches to God the Father. Our best services can be accepted only as sprinkled with the blood which cleanses from all sin.