Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. He measured the gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Then he measured the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet long,

He measured the south side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.

Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever.

You will also take the bull for the sin offering, and it will be burned in the appointed place in the temple, outside the sanctuary.

You will present them before the Lord, and the priests will scatter salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.

Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.

Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.

They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge.

“‘They must not shave their heads nor let their hair grow long; they must only trim their heads.

Moreover, they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the ceremonially unclean and the clean.

This is what you must do on the seventh day of the month for anyone who sins inadvertently or through ignorance; so you will make atonement for the temple.

“‘You will provide a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering daily to the Lord; morning by morning he will provide it.

As for you, son of man, listen to what I am saying to you: Do not rebel like that rebellious house! Open your mouth and eat what I am giving you.”

Then for your part take an iron frying pan and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it. It is to be under siege; you are to besiege it. This is a sign for the house of Israel.

“Also for your part lie on your left side and place the iniquity of the house of Israel on it. For the number of days you lie on your side you will bear their iniquity.

“When you have completed these days, then lie down a second time, but on your right side, and bear the iniquity of the house of Judah 40 days – I have assigned one day for each year.

“As for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, put them in a single container, and make food from them for yourself. For the same number of days that you lie on your side – 390 days – you will eat it.

Then she defied my regulations and my statutes, becoming more wicked than the nations and the countries around her. Indeed, they have rejected my regulations, and they do not follow my statutes.