Ezekiel 44:5-31 The Message (MSG)

5. God said to me, “Son of man, get a grip on yourself. Use your eyes, use your ears, pay careful attention to everything I tell you about the ordinances of this Temple of God, the way all the laws work, instructions regarding it and all the entrances and exits of the Sanctuary.

20. “They are to neither shave their heads nor let their hair become unkempt, but must keep their hair trimmed and neat.

21. “No priest is to drink on the job—no wine while in the inside courtyard.

22. “Priests are not to marry widows or divorcees, but only Israelite virgins or widows of priests.

23. “Their job is to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, to show them how to discern between unclean and clean.

24. “When there’s a difference of opinion, the priests will arbitrate. They’ll decide on the basis of my judgments, laws, and statutes. They are in charge of making sure the appointed feasts are honored and my Sabbaths kept holy in the ways I’ve commanded.

31. “Priests are not to eat any meat from bird or animal unfit for ordinary human consumption, such as carcasses found dead on the road or in the field.”

Ezekiel 44