King James Version

What Does Ezekiel 45:19 Mean?

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

Context

17

And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. peace: or, thank offerings

18

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

19

And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

20

And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

21

In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
41. The result of the awful judgment shall be, when divine vengeance has run its course, it shall cease. **burn--**(De 13:16; 2Ki 25:9). **women--**the surrounding Gentile nations to whom thou shalt be an object of mocking (Psa 137:7). **I will cause thee to cease ... harlot--**(Eze 23:27). Thou shalt no longer be able to play the harlot through My judgments. **thou ... shall give ... no hire ... any more--**Thou shalt have none to give.

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

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