The Meaning of Ezekiel 43:7 Explained

Ezekiel 43:7

KJV: And he said unto me, Son of man, 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 my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

YLT: and He saith unto me: 'Son of man, the place of My throne, And the place of the soles of My feet, Where I dwell in the midst of the sons of Israel to the age, Defile no more do the house of Israel My holy name, They, and their kings, by their whoredom, And by the carcases of their kings -- their high places.

Darby: And 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, they nor their kings, with their fornication, and with the carcases of their kings in their high places,

ASV: And 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;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said  unto me, Son  of man,  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 my holy  name,  shall the house  of Israel  no more defile,  [neither] they, nor their kings,  by their whoredom,  nor by the carcases  of their kings  in their high places. 

What does Ezekiel 43:7 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 43

1  The returning of the glory of God into the temple
7  The sin of Israel hindered God's presence
10  The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house
13  The measures
18  and ordinances of the altar

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 43:7 mean?

And He said to me Son of man - [this] [is] the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet where I will dwell there in the midst of the sons of Israel forever and No shall defile more the house of Israel name My holy they and nor their kings by their harlotry or with the carcasses of their kings on their high places
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־ אָדָם֙ אֶת־ מְק֣וֹם כִּסְאִ֗י וְאֶת־ מְקוֹם֙ כַּפּ֣וֹת רַגְלַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֶשְׁכָּן־ שָׁ֛ם בְּת֥וֹךְ בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעוֹלָ֑ם וְלֹ֣א יְטַמְּא֣וּ ע֣וֹד בֵּֽית־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֞י הֵ֤מָּה וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ בִּזְנוּתָ֔ם וּבְפִגְרֵ֥י מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם בָּמוֹתָֽם

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  He  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלַ֗י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בֶּן־  Son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָם֙  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מְק֣וֹם  [this]  [is]  the  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
כִּסְאִ֗י  of  My  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
מְקוֹם֙  the  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
כַּפּ֣וֹת  of  the  soles 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
רַגְלַ֔י  of  My  feet 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
אֲשֶׁ֧ר  where 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
אֶשְׁכָּן־  I  will  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁכַן  
Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
בְּת֥וֹךְ  in  the  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
בְּנֵֽי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְעוֹלָ֑ם  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
וְלֹ֣א  and  No 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יְטַמְּא֣וּ  shall  defile 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
ע֣וֹד  more 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
בֵּֽית־  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
שֵׁ֣ם  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
קָדְשִׁ֞י  My  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙  and  nor  their  kings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בִּזְנוּתָ֔ם  by  their  harlotry 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: זְנוּת  
Sense: fornication, harlotry.
וּבְפִגְרֵ֥י  or  with  the  carcasses 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: פֶּגֶר  
Sense: corpse, carcass, monument, stela.
מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם  of  their  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בָּמוֹתָֽם  on  their  high  places 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).