Ezekiel 44:1-3
New Living Translation
The Prince, Levites, and Priests
44 Then the man brought me back to the east gateway in the outer wall of the Temple area, but it was closed. 2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate must remain closed; it will never again be opened. No one will ever open it and pass through, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered here. Therefore, it must always remain shut. 3 Only the prince himself may sit inside this gateway to feast in the Lord’s presence. But he may come and go only through the entry room of the gateway.”
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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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