Ezekiel 44:1

Ezekiel 44:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, and it was shut.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east. And it was shut.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces toward the east, but it was shut.

Context of Ezekiel 44:1

Then the man took me back to the outer east gate of the holy place, and the gate was shut. 2The Lord said to me, “This gate will stay shut and will not be opened. No one may enter through it because the Lord God of Israel entered through it. It must be kept shut. 3Only the prince may sit there and eat food in the presence of the Lord. He will enter through the entrance hall of the gateway and leave the same way.”

Ezekiel 44:1 word by word

וַיָּ֣שֶׁב אֹתִ֗י דֶּ֣רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹן הַפֹּנֶ֖ה קָדִ֑ים וְה֖וּא סָגֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then he brought me backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the outwardחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• which lookethפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• toward the eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462

Cross-references for Ezekiel 44:1

• Ezekiel 40:6Then the man went to the gateway that faced east. He went up its steps and measured the entrance to the gateway. It was 10½ feet wide.
• Ezekiel 42:14Once the priests enter the holy place, they must not go out of the holy place into the outer courtyard until they leave behind the clothes that they wore as they served. These clothes are holy. The priests must put on other clothes. Then they can go into the area that is for the people.”
• 2 Chronicles 4:9He also made the priests’ courtyard and the large courtyard and its doors. He covered the doors with bronze.
• 2 Chronicles 20:5In the new courtyard at the Lord’s temple, Jehoshaphat stood in front of the people.
• 2 Chronicles 33:5In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple, he built altars for the entire army of heaven.
• Acts 21:28Then they began shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against the Jewish people, Moses’ Teachings, and this temple. He has even brought Greeks into the temple courtyard and has made this holy place unclean.”
• Ezekiel 43:1Then the man took me to the east gate.
• Ezekiel 46:1“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: The east gate of the inner courtyard must be closed during the six working days, but it must be opened on the weekly day of rest—a holy day. It must also be opened on the New Moon Festival.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The outward sanctuary - In opposition to the temple itself, which was the inner sanctuary.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Outward sanctuary - The court of the priests, as distinguished from the temple itself. This gate was reserved for the prince, to whom it was opened on certain days. Only a prince of the house of David might sit down in the priests‘ court (compare Ezekiel 46:1-2).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This chapter contains ordinances relative to the true priests. The prince evidently means Christ, and the words in Ezek 44:2, may remind us that no other can enter heaven, the true sanctuary, as Christ did; namely, by virtue of his own excellency, and his personal holiness, righteousness, and strength. He who is the Brightness of Jehovah's glory entered by his own holiness; but that way is shut to the whole human race, and we all must enter as sinners, by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31Now that the glory of the Lord had returned to the temple, access was critical. Who could approach this holy God? Like Ezekiel 43, this chapter focuses on the temple’s entrances and exits, as well as the duties and procedures for its use.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-312. shut ... not be opened--(Job 12:14; Is 22:22; Re 3:7). "Shut" to the people (Ex 19:21, 22), but open to "the prince" (Eze 44:3), he holding the place of God in political concerns, as the priests do in spiritual. As a mark of respect to an Eastern monarch, the gate by which he enters is thenceforth shut to all other persons (compare Ex 19:24).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 44

• 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