1. The man led me to the outer east gate.
2. And I saw the greatness of the God of Israel coming from the east. God’s voice was like the roar of rushing water. His greatness made the earth shine.
3. I saw a vision. It was like the vision I had seen when the Lord came to destroy the city. It was also like the vision I had seen by the Kebar River. I bowed facedown on the ground.
4. The greatness of the Lord came into the Temple through the east gate.
5. Then the Spirit picked me up. And he brought me into the inner courtyard. There the Lord’s greatness filled the Temple.
6. The man stood at my side. I heard someone speaking to me from inside the Temple.
7. The voice from the Temple said to me, “Human being, this is my throne. And this is the place my feet rest. I will live here among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will not make my holy name unclean again. Neither the people nor their kings will make it unclean by their sexual sins. Nor will they make it unclean with the dead bodies of their kings.
8. They made my name unclean by putting their doorway next to my doorway. And they put their doorpost next to my doorpost. Only a wall separated me from them. When they did their acts that I hate, they made my holy name unclean. So I destroyed them in my anger.
9. Now let them stop their sexual sins. And let them take the dead bodies of their kings far away from me. Then I will live among them forever.
10. “Human being, tell the people of Israel about the Temple. Then they will be ashamed of their sins. Let them think about the plan of the Temple.