Ezekiel 43:20

20 'You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four 1horns and on the four corners of the 2ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall 3cleanse it and make atonement for it.

Ezekiel 43:20 In-Context

18 And He said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, 'These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
19 'You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who draw near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD, 'a young bull for a sin offering.
20 'You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it.
21 'You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.
22 'On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9; Ezekiel 43:15
  • 2. Ezekiel 43:14, 17
  • 3. Leviticus 16:19; Ezekiel 43:22, 26
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