Ezekiel 46:13You shall prepare a lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering to Yahweh daily: morning by morning you shall prepare it.
The setting
Tel Aviv, Babylon (modern Iraq), ~573 BC. Ezekiel, among Jewish exiles, receives visions of a future restored temple with precise worship instructions...
The emotion here: homesick prophet clinging to hope of restoration
The original word
tamid (תָּמִיד) — perpetually, continually, without interruption
Why it matters
This sacrifice system was never actually implemented - the Second Temple followed different practices
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 46:13
This is a VISION of hope for exiles who had lost everything - their temple, their sacrifices, their entire worship system
Common misconceptionPeople think this describes actual temple practices, but it's Ezekiel's idealized vision that was never built. It's about hope for perfect worship, not historical ritual.
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 46:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 46:13 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include daily worship, sacrifice. Notable phrases: lamb without blemish; morning by morning. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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