Thus saith, &c. This emphatic commencement is repeated in Ezekiel 45:9; Ezekiel 45:18; Ezekiel 46:1; Ezekiel 46:16; Ezekiel 47:13. Compare Ezekiel 31:10; Ezekiel 31:15; Ezekiel 43:18.
stranger. foreigner.
children. sons.
Thus saith, &c. This emphatic commencement is repeated in Ezekiel 45:9; Ezekiel 45:18; Ezekiel 46:1; Ezekiel 46:16; Ezekiel 47:13. Compare Ezekiel 31:10; Ezekiel 31:15; Ezekiel 43:18.
stranger. foreigner.
children. sons.
9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.