Ezekiel 43:7

and He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Ezekiel inside the temple, identifying the structure as the permanent location for His throne and feet. He declares this site as where He will dwell among Israel forever.

The words — The Hebrew phrase מְקוֹם כִּסְאִי (me.Kom kis.'I) translates literally to "the place of my throne."

The thread — The promise of God dwelling among Israel appears in Ezekiel 43:9, while the theme of His holy throne is echoed in Psalms 47:8. Leviticus 26:30 contrasts this presence with the destruction of Israel's idolatrous altars.

Why it lands — The text demands the removal of idolatrous practices and royal funeral rites to restore holiness to God's name. It requires readers to recognize that divine presence depends on the cessation of defilement, not human merit.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said אֵלַ֗י'e.La/ito/ me בֶּן־ben-O son of אָדָם֙'a.Damhumankind אֶת־'et-<obj.>מְק֣וֹםme.Kom[the] place of כִּסְאִ֗יkis.'/Ithrone/ my וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>מְקוֹם֙me.kOm[the] place of כַּפּ֣וֹתka.Pot[the] soles of רַגְלַ֔יrag.La/ifeet/ my אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwhere אֶשְׁכָּן־'esh.kon-I will dwell שָׁ֛םshamthere בְּת֥וֹךְbe./Tokhin/ among בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael לְעוֹלָ֑םle./'o.Lamfor/ ever וְלֹ֣אve./Lo'and/ not יְטַמְּא֣וּye.ta.me.'Uthey will defile ע֣וֹדodagain בֵּֽית־beit-[the] house of יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elIsrael שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of קָדְשִׁ֞יkod.sh/iholiness/ my הֵ֤מָּהHe.mahthey וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙u./mal.khei./Hemand/ kings/ their בִּזְנוּתָ֔םbi/z.nu.Ta/mby/ prostitution/ their וּבְפִגְרֵ֥יu./ve./fig.Reiand/ by/ [the] corpses of מַלְכֵיהֶ֖םmal.khei./Hemkings/ their בָּמוֹתָֽם׃ba.mo.Ta/mhigh places/ their

King James Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 43:9 Now let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
Psalms 47:8 God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
Leviticus 26:30 I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.
1 Chronicles 28:2 Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
Psalms 99:1 The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
Ezekiel 1:26 Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
Ezekiel 20:39 And as for you, O house of Israel, this is what the Lord GOD says: Go and serve your idols, every one of you. But afterward, you will surely listen to Me, and you will no longer defile My holy name with your gifts and idols.
Revelation 22:3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
Exodus 29:45 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
Psalms 68:18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.