Ezekiel 44:9

Easy To Read Version

The Lord my Master says these things, “A foreigner that is not truly circumcised {\cf2\super [418]} must not come into my temple—not even a foreigner living permanently among the people of Israel. He must be circumcised and he must give himself completely to me \{before he can come into my temple\}.

Cross References

Psalm 24:3

Who can go up the Lord’s mountain? {\cf2\super [145]} \par Who can stand \{and worship\} in the Lord’s holy \{temple\}?\par

Psalm 50:16

God says to wicked people,\par “You people talk about my laws.\par You talk about my Agreement.\par

Psalm 93:5

Lord, your laws will continue forever. {\cf2\super [523]} \par Your holy temple will stand for a long time.\par

Exodus 12:48

If a non-Israelite lives with you, and if he wants to share in the Lord’s Passover, then he must be circumcised. [78] Then he will be the same as any other citizen of Israel, so he can share in the meal. But if a man is not circumcised, then he cannot eat the Passover meal.

Ezekiel 44:7

You brought foreigners into my temple—and those people were not truly circumcised {\cf2\super [417]} —they did not give themselves completely to me. In this way you made my temple unclean. You broke our agreement and did terrible things, and then you gave me the offerings of bread, the fat, and the blood. But this only made my temple unclean.

Joel 3:17

“Then you will know\par that I am the Lord your God,\par I live on Zion, {\cf2\super [34]} my holy mountain.\par Jerusalem will become holy.\par Strangers will never pass through\par that city again.”\par

Leviticus 26:41

Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. Those people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble [453] and accept the punishment for their sin.

Zechariah 14:21

In fact, every dish in Jerusalem and Judah will have the label, HOLY TO THE LORD ALL-POWERFUL. All the people offering sacrifices will come and take those dishes and cook \{their special meals\} in them.

Mark 16:16

Any person that believes and is baptized {\cf2\super [241]} will be saved. But the person that does not believe will be judged guilty.

Deuteronomy 23:4

Why? Because the Ammonites and Moabites refused to give you bread and water on your trip at the time you came from Egypt. They also tried to hire Balaam to curse you. (Balaam was the son of Beor from the city of Pethor in Mesopotamia.)