5. And the lord said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the lord’s Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple’s entrances and exits.
6. And give these rebels, the people of Israel, this message from the Sovereign lord: O people of Israel, enough of your detestable sins!
7. You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary—people who have no heart for God. In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant.
8. Instead of safeguarding my sacred rituals, you have hired foreigners to take charge of my sanctuary.
9. “So this is what the Sovereign lord says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the lord.
10. And the men of the tribe of Levi who abandoned me when Israel strayed away from me to worship idols must bear the consequences of their unfaithfulness.