Ezekiel 44:1-3
Lexham English Bible
The Prince, the Levites, and the Priests Described
44 And he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that is facing east, and it was shut. 2 And Yahweh said to me, “This gate will be shut. It shall not be opened, and no one[a] will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered it, and it will be shut. 3 The prince, he may sit in it to eat food before[b] Yahweh; he will come from the way[c] of the portico of the gate and by means of its way he will also go out.”
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- Ezekiel 44:2 Literally “and a man not”
- Ezekiel 44:3 Literally “to the face of”
- Ezekiel 44:3 Or “direction”
Ezekiel 44:1-3
International Standard Version
The Vision of the Outer Gates
44 Then the Lord God[a] brought me back through the east-facing outer gate of the sanctuary. But it was shut. 2 The Lord told me, “This gate is to remain shut. It will not be opened. No man is to enter through it, because the Lord God of Israel entered through it, so it is to remain shut. 3 The Regent[b] Prince[c] will be seated there,[d] as Regent Prince, and will dine in the Lord’s presence, entering through the portico of the gate and exiting through it also.”
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- Ezekiel 44:1 Lit. Then he
- Ezekiel 44:3 The Heb. lacks Regent; and so through chapter 48
- Ezekiel 44:3 I.e. a ruler who will govern with a king’s authority in the name of one holding higher supremacy; and so through chapter 48
- Ezekiel 44:3 Lit. will sit in it
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