Ezekiel 44:14-16

New International Reader's Version

¹⁴ But I will still appoint them to guard the temple. They will guard it for all the work that has to be done there.

¹⁵ “But the priests must approach me to serve me. They are Levites from Zadok’s family line. They guarded my temple when the people of Israel turned away from me. These priests must serve me by offering sacrifices of fat and blood,” announces the Lord and King. ¹⁶ “They are the only ones who can enter my temple. Only they can come near to serve me as guards.