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 to the outer gate of the Sanctuary looking east. It was shut. 2Adonai said to me: “This gate is to be shut. It must not be opened. No one may enter through it, for Adonai God of Israel has entered through it. So it is to be kept shut. 3Only the prince, since he is a prince, will sit there to eat bread before Adonai. He will enter by way of the porch of the gate and go out 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 he went to the gate that faced east and went up its steps. When he measured the threshold of the gate, it was one rod wide. Also the other threshold was one rod wide.
• Ezekiel 42:14Once the kohanim enter, they are not to go out of the holy place into the outer court without leaving there their garments in which they minister—for they are holy. They will put on other garments and approach the area for the people.”
• 2 Chronicles 4:9Then he made the courtyard of the kohanim and the great courtyard and doors for the courtyard. He overlaid the doors with bronze.
• 2 Chronicles 20:5Then Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem in the House of Adonai in front of the new courtyard
• 2 Chronicles 33:5He also built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the House of Adonai.
• Acts 21:28shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against our people and the Torah and this place. Besides, he has even brought Greeks into the Temple and defiled this holy place!”
• Ezekiel 43:1Then he led me to the gate, the gate looking east,
• Ezekiel 46:1Thus says Adonai Elohim: “The gate of the inner court that faces the east will be shut for the six working days. On Yom Shabbat it will be opened and in the day of the New Moon it will be opened.

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