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1 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,
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1 Then the man brought me to the gate facing east,
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2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.
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2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory.
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3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
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3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
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4 The glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
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4 The glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
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5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
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5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
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6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple.
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6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple.
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7 He said: "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile my holy name--neither they nor their kings--by their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings at their death.
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7 He said: "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile my holy name--neither they nor their kings--by their prostitution and the lifeless idols of their kings at their high places.
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8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I destroyed them in my anger.
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8 When they placed their threshold next to my threshold and their doorposts beside my doorposts, with only a wall between me and them, they defiled my holy name by their detestable practices. So I destroyed them in my anger.
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9 Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will live among them forever.
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9 Now let them put away from me their prostitution and the lifeless idols of their kings, and I will live among them forever.
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10 "Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider its perfection,
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10 "Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider the plan,
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11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple--its arrangement, its exits and entrances--its whole design and all its regulations and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.
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11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple--its arrangement, its exits and entrances--its whole design and all its regulations and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.
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12 "This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple.
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12 "This is the law of the temple: All the surrounding area on top of the mountain will be most holy. Such is the law of the temple.
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