Holy Scripture

Ezekiel 44:22

A church father on this verse
“(Vers. 22) Widows and divorced (or expelled) women will not marry, but only a virgin from the seed of the house of Israel. But they will accept a widow who was married to a priest. This place contains the instructions of the priests, who, after many things that we have explained above, are commanded not to take widows…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Ezekiel

Source: Septuagint

Original

22Neither shall they take to themselves to wife a widow, or one that is put away, but a virgin of the seed of Israel: but if there should happen to be a priest’s widow, they shall take her.

Modern

Preparing…

Teens

Preparing…

Kids

Preparing…

In context

20And they shall not shave their heads, nor shall they pluck off their hair; they shall carefully cover their heads.

21And no priest shall drink any wine, when they go into the inner court.

— Ezekiel 44:22 —

23And they shall teach my people to distinguish between holy and profane, and they shall make known to them the difference between unclean and clean.

24And these shall attend at a judgment of blood to decide it: they shall rightly observe my ordinances, and judge my judgments, and keep my statutes and my commandments in all my feasts; and they shall hallow my Sabbaths.

Read all of Ezekiel 44 →