Ezekiel 43:18

And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These [are] the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

And he said {H559} unto me, Son {H1121} of man {H120}, thus saith {H559} the Lord {H136} GOD {H3069}; These are the ordinances {H2708} of the altar {H4196} in the day {H3117} when they shall make {H6213} it, to offer {H5927} burnt offerings {H5930} thereon, and to sprinkle {H2236} blood {H1818} thereon.

He said to me, "Human being, Adonai ELOHIM says, 'These are the regulations for the altar when the time comes to construct it, offer burnt offerings on it and splash the blood against it:

Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:

And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 40:29 (4 votes)

    And he put the altar of burnt offering [by] the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Hebrews 10:4 (3 votes)

    For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

  • Hebrews 10:12 (3 votes)

    But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

  • Hebrews 12:24 (2 votes)

    And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.

  • Hebrews 9:13 (2 votes)

    For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

  • Ezekiel 45:18 (2 votes)

    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:

  • Ezekiel 45:19 (2 votes)

    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.