Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 43:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9Now 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.
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Role in This Section
Ezekiel's measured final vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I…” at Ezekiel 43:9 as part of “The Throne Place Requires an End to Royal and Cultic Defilement.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 43:6–12
Read Ezekiel 43:9 with 43:6–12. By itself, “Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A voice identifies the temple as throne and dwelling among Israel, condemns past royal corpses and boundary violations, and commands Ezekiel to show the design so the people may turn and keep its law.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Ezekiel 43:6–12. Ezekiel's measured final vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I…” at Ezekiel 43:9 as part of “The Throne Place Requires an End to Royal and Cultic Defilement.” The literary form and this limit govern it: Showing the pattern does not authorize public shaming, monarchy, or building while ignoring ethical reform.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 43:6–12 — The Throne Place Requires an End to Royal and Cultic DefilementSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Ezekiel 43:6–12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
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