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 He brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces east; and it was shut. 2And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. 3As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and shall go out by the same way.”

Ezekiel 44:1 word by word

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

• Then He broughtשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• me backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• by wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• outerחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of the sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• which facesפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• and it was shutסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462

Cross-references for Ezekiel 44:1

• Ezekiel 40:6Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in width; and the other threshold was one rod in width.
• Ezekiel 42:14When the priests enter, they shall not go out into the outer courtyard from the sanctuary without laying their garments there in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.”
• 2 Chronicles 4:9Then he made the courtyard of the priests and the great courtyard, and doors for the courtyard, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
• 2 Chronicles 20:5Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new courtyard;
• 2 Chronicles 33:5He built altars for all the heavenly lights in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord.
• Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who instructs everyone everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”
• Ezekiel 43:1Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east;
• Ezekiel 46:1‘This is what the Lord God says: “The gate of the inner courtyard facing east shall be shut for the six working days; but it shall be opened on the Sabbath day and opened on the day of the new moon.

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