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Ezekiel 43:6

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 43:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house; and a man stood by me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house; and a man stood by me.
Ezekiel 43:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 43

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
4And the glory of Jehovah came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
5And the Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of Jehovah filled the house.
6And I heard one speaking unto me out of the house; and a man stood by me.
7And he said unto me, Son of man, [this is] the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever. And the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, and by the dead bodies of their kings [in] their high places;
8in their setting of their threshold by my threshold, and their door-post beside my door-post, and there was [but] the wall between me and them; and they have defiled my holy name by their abominations which they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
9Now let them put away their whoredom, and the dead bodies of their kings, far from me; and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house, &c.] The holy place, the prophet being in the inward court: this is Jehovah the Father, the God of Israel, whose glory entered into it; who utters his voice out of Zion; who speaks in his church by his word, and the ministers of it; and which is to be heard and regarded, not as the word of man, but as the word of God: and the man stood by me: whom he saw at first with a measuring line in his hand, (<264003>Ezekiel 40:3), and with whom he had been all along, and had seen him measure the house, and all belonging to it: he stood by him as the Mediator between God and him; as the medium of communion with him; as the advocate with the Father: he…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the man--who had been measuring the buildings (Eze 40:3).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The man - A “man.” Probably an angel different from “the man” who had hitherto accompanied the seer. That angel guided, measured, and explained; this is present only to guide. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The man - Christ. Stood - To encourage, and strengthen him. Ezekiel 43:7”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I heard: Lev 1:1; Isa 66:6; Rev 16:1 the man: Eze 40:3 Ezekiel 43:7”
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