Ezekiel 46:3

Ezekiel 46:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the Lord in the sabbaths and in the new moons.
• New International Version (NIV)On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are to worship in the presence of the Lord at the entrance of that gateway.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The people of the land shall bow down at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the Lord on the Sabbaths and the New Moons.

Context of Ezekiel 46:3

1‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The gate of the temple's inside yard that opens to the east must stay shut for the six days that you work. You must only open it on each Sabbath day and on the day of each new moon. 2On those days, the ruler will go through the entrance room for this gate. It is his way in from the outside yard. He must stand beside the posts of the gate. The priests will then offer the ruler's burnt offering and his friendship offerings. The ruler will bend down low to worship me while he stands at the gate. Then he will go out. But they must not shut the gate until the evening. On Sabbath days and on new moon days, the people must stand in front of the east gate. They will bend down low to worship me, the Lord. 4Every Sabbath day, the ruler will bring six lambs and a male sheep as a burnt offering to the Lord. These animals must have nothing wrong with them. 5The ruler will also bring grain offerings. He will offer an ephah of grain with the male sheep. For each of the lambs, he may give as much grain as he chooses. For each ephah of grain, he will offer a hin of olive oil.

Ezekiel 46:3 word by word

וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ עַם־הָאָ֗רֶץ פֶּ֚תַח הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַה֔וּא בַּשַּׁבָּת֖וֹת וּבֶחֳדָשִׁ֑ים לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Likewise the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• at the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of this gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• in the sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth · SabbathH7676
• and in the new moonsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320

Cross-references for Ezekiel 46:3

• Luke 1:10While Zechariah was burning incense in the special room, many men were outside in the yard. They were praying to God.
• John 10:9I am like the gate. Everyone who comes in through me will be safe. They will be free to come in and to go out. And they will find plenty of food.
• Hebrews 10:19So then, Christian friends, we see that Jesus died as a sacrifice on our behalf. Because of that, we may go into God's Most Holy Place. We are not afraid to do that.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 46:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3At the door of this gate - In Herod‘s Temple the place for worshipping “before the Lord” was the court of Israel, west of the court of Women, separated from the inner court by a low parapet. In Ezekiel‘s the worshippers were admitted into the inner court itself. The upper pavement (E. Plan II) on either side of the eastern gate provided room for such worshippers.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The ordinary Israelites, the common people, could climb the stairs to the threshold to worship when the gate was open on the sabbath and the first day of the month. Only then could they see into the inner court. Otherwise, they had to stay away from it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-242. The prince is to go through the east gate without (open on the Sabbath only, to mark its peculiar sanctity) to the entrance of the gate of the inner court; he is to go no further, but "stand by the post" (compare 1Ki 8:14, 22, Solomon standing before the altar of the Lord in the presence of the congregation; also 2Ki 11:14; 23:3, "by a pillar": the customary place), the court within belonging exclusively to the priests. There, as representative of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 46:3

• Sabbath
• Temple

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• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• People
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• Sabbath
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings