Ezekiel 46:1

Thus saith the Lord GOD: The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

In Context

2And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate; then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

Ezekiel 8:16And He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.

Ezekiel 44:2And the LORD said unto me: 'This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it, for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.

Ezekiel 46:6And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish; and six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 46:1

In this chapter we have, I. Some further rules given both to the priests and to the people, relating to their worship, ver. 1-15 . II. A law concerning the prince's disposal of his inheritance, ver. 16-18 . III. A description of the places provided for the boiling of the sacrifices and the baking of the meat-offerings, ver. 19-24 . Read the whole commentary →

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