13 And they shall (A)not come near to Me to serve as a priest to Me, nor come near to any of My holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will (B)bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed. 14 Yet I will [a]appoint them [b]to (C)keep charge of the house, of all its service and of all that shall be done in it.

Ordinances for the Levites

15 “But the (D)Levitical priests, the sons of (E)Zadok, who (F)kept charge of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel (G)went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and they shall (H)stand before Me to offer Me the (I)fat and the blood,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit give
  2. Ezekiel 44:14 Lit keepers of the charge