“Son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.
Parallel translations
- WEB You, son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the pattern.
- KJV Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.
- BSB As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure the plan,
- NASB “As for you, son of man, inform the house of Israel of the temple, so that they will be ashamed of their wrongdoings; and have them measure the plan.
- NLT “Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its plan,
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Quick answer
Ezekiel is to describe the temple to Israel so they will be ashamed of their sins. The vision of God's holy house is meant to lead the people to repentance.
Overview
God commands the prophet to show the temple's design to the people, that the contrast between God's holiness and their iniquity might bring them to shame and repentance. The vision is not merely architectural but pastoral and convicting. Seeing God's holiness rightly leads to repentance, the same conviction the gospel produces as it reveals both God's holiness and his grace in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ezek 40:4The man said to me, Son of man, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I shall show you; for, to the intent that I may show them to you, you are brought here: declare all that you see to the house of Israel.
- Ezek 16:61Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your sisters, your elder sisters and your younger; and I will give them to you for daughters, but not by your covenant.
- Ezek 16:63that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame, when I have forgiven you all that you have done,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”
- Ezek 43:11If they be ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the form of the house, and its fashion, and its exits, and its entrances, and all its forms, and all its ordinances, and all its forms, and all its laws; and write it in their sight; that they may keep the whole form of it, and all its ordinances, and do them.
- Exod 25:40See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.
- Rom 6:21What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
- 1 Chr 28:19“All this”, said David, “I have been made to understand in writing from Yahweh’s hand, even all the works of this pattern.”
- 1 Chr 28:11Then David gave to Solomon his son the plans for the porch of the temple, for its houses, for its treasuries, for its upper rooms, for its inner rooms, for the place of the mercy seat;
- Ezek 23:31–32You have walked in the way of your sister; therefore will I give her cup into your hand.’
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