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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 44:10 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 44:10 |
Strong Concordance |
And the Levites [03881] that are gone away far [07368] from me, when Israel [03478] went astray [08582], which went astray away [08582] from me after [0310] their idols [01544]; they shall even bear [05375] their iniquity [05771]. |
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King James |
And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Levites . . . shall . . . bear--namely, the punishment of
their iniquity . . . Yet they shall be ministers--So Mark, a Levite, nephew of Barnabas (Act 4:36), was punished by Paul for losing an opportunity of bearing the cross of Christ, and yet was afterwards admitted into his friendship again, and showed his zeal (Act 13:13; Act 15:37; Col 4:10; Ti2 4:11). One may be a believer, and that too in a distinguished place, and yet lose some special honor--be acknowledged as pious, yet be excluded from some dignity [BENGEL].
charge at the gates--Better to be "a doorkeeper in the house of God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness" (Psa 84:10). Though standing as a mere doorkeeper, it is in the house of God, which hath foundations: whereas he who dwells with the wicked, dwells in but shifting tents. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Are gone away - By their idolatry. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And the Levites that are gone away far from me - This refers to the schism of Jeroboam, who, when he set up a new worship, got as many of the priests and Levites to join him in his idolatry as he could. These, on the return from the captivity, should not be permitted to perform the functions of priests in the new temple; but they might be continued as keepers of all the charge of the house - be treasurers, guards of the temple, porters, etc.; see Eze 44:11-15. The whole of these passages refer to the period of time when the second temple was built. |
10 For a day [03117] in thy courts [02691] is better [02896] than a thousand [0505]. I had rather [0977] be a doorkeeper [05605] in the house [01004] of my God [0430], than to dwell [01752] in the tents [0168] of wickedness [07562].
11 Only [3441] Luke [3065] is [2076] with [3326] me [1700]. Take [353] Mark [3138], and bring him [71] with [3326] thee [4572]: for [1063] he is [2076] profitable [2173] to me [3427] for [1519] the ministry [1248].
10 Aristarchus [708] my [3450] fellowprisoner [4869] saluteth [782] you [5209], and [2532] Marcus [3138], sister's son [431] to Barnabas [921], (touching [4012] whom [3739] ye received [2983] commandments [1785]: if [1437] he come [2064] unto [4314] you [5209], receive [1209] him [846];)
37 And [1161] Barnabas [921] determined [1011] to take with them [4838] John [2491], whose surname was [2564] Mark [3138].
13 Now [1161] when Paul [3972] and his company [4012] loosed [321] from [575] Paphos [3974], they came [2064] to [1519] Perga [4011] in Pamphylia [3828]: and [1161] John [2491] departing [672] from [575] them [846] returned [5290] to [1519] Jerusalem [2414].
36 And [1161] Joses [2500], who [3588] by [5259] the apostles [652] was surnamed [1941] Barnabas [921], (which [3739] is [2076], being interpreted [3177], The son [5207] of consolation [3874],) a Levite [3019], and of the country [1085] of Cyprus [2953],
11 Yet they shall be ministers [08334] in my sanctuary [04720], having charge [06486] at the gates [08179] of the house [01004], and ministering [08334] to the house [01004]: they shall slay [07819] the burnt offering [05930] and the sacrifice [02077] for the people [05971], and they shall stand [05975] before [06440] them to minister [08334] unto them.
12 Because they ministered [08334] unto them before [06440] their idols [01544], and caused the house [01004] of Israel [03478] to fall [04383] into iniquity [05771]; therefore have I lifted up [05375] mine hand [03027] against them, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069], and they shall bear [05375] their iniquity [05771].
13 And they shall not come near [05066] unto me, to do the office of a priest [03547] unto me, nor to come near [05066] to any of my holy things [06944], in the most holy [06944] place: but they shall bear [05375] their shame [03639], and their abominations [08441] which they have committed [06213].
14 But I will make [05414] them keepers [08104] of the charge [04931] of the house [01004], for all the service [05656] thereof, and for all that shall be done [06213] therein.
15 But the priests [03548] the Levites [03881], the sons [01121] of Zadok [06659], that kept [08104] the charge [04931] of my sanctuary [04720] when the children [01121] of Israel [03478] went astray [08582] from me, they shall come near [07126] to me to minister [08334] unto me, and they shall stand [05975] before [06440] me to offer [07126] unto me the fat [02459] and the blood [01818], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]: