Ezekiel 44:5

The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD speaks to Ezekiel immediately after the prophet witnesses divine glory at the temple's north gate and falls facedown.

The words — שִׂים (sim) means "set" and לִבְּ/ךָ֩ (li.be./Kha) means "your heart," forming the imperative "set your heart." וּ/רְאֵה (u./re.'Eh) translates literally as "and see."

The thread — The directive to observe and record divine instructions echoes Ezekiel 40:4, while the command to describe the sanctuary's layout parallels Ezekiel 43:10.

Why it lands — The text explicitly demands exact visual and auditory attention to the sanctuary's entrance, exits, and associated statutes, requiring precise observation before any application or interpretation.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he said אֵלַ֜י'e.La/ito/ me יְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh בֶּן־ben-O son of אָדָ֡ם'a.Damhumankind שִׂ֣יםsimset לִבְּךָ֩li.be./Khaheart/ your וּרְאֵ֨הu./re.'Ehand/ see בְעֵינֶ֜יךָve./'ei.Nei./khawith/ eyes/ your וּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu./ve./'a.ze.Nei./khaand/ with/ ears/ your שְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'hear אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>כָּל־kol-all אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherthat אֲנִי֙'a.NiI מְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.Ber[am] speaking אֹתָ֔ךְ'o.Ta/kh<obj.>/ you לְכָל־le./kholof/ all חֻקּ֥וֹתchu.Kot[the] statutes of בֵּית־beit-[the] house of יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh וּלְכָל־u./le./khol-and/ of/ all תּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.to/vlaws/ its וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve./sam.Taand/ you will set לִבְּךָ֙li.be./Khaheart/ your לִמְב֣וֹאli/m.Vo'to/ [the] entrance of הַבַּ֔יִתha./Ba.yitthe/ house בְּכֹ֖לbe./Kholon/ all מוֹצָאֵ֥יmo.tza.'Ei[the] exits of הַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha./mik.Dashthe/ sanctuary

King James Version

And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

Cross-references

Ezekiel 40:4 “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
Ezekiel 43:10 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,
Deuteronomy 12:32 See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.
Deuteronomy 32:46 he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.
Exodus 9:21 but those who disregarded the word of the LORD left their servants and livestock in the field.
1 Chronicles 22:19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
2 Chronicles 11:16 Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Psalms 96:8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and enter His courts.
Psalms 119:4 You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.
Proverbs 24:32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: