Ezekiel 46:9

But when the people of the land shall enter before Yahweh on the appointed feasts, he that entereth by way of the north gate to bow down shall go forth by way of the south gate, and he that entereth by way of the south gate shall go forth by way of the north gate,—he shall not return by way of the gate by which he entered, but straight-forward, shall he go forth.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.

In Context

8And when the prince shall enter, by way of the porch of the gate, shall he go in, and by way thereof, shall he go out.

10But as for the prince in their midst when they enter, shall he enter, and when they go forth, shall he go forth,

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Cross References

Exodus 23:14Three times, shalt thou keep festival to me, in the year.

Deuteronomy 16:16Three times in the year, shall each one of thy males see the face of Yahweh thy God, in the place which he shall choose, at the festival of unleavened cakes and at the festival of weeks and at the festival of booths,—and none shall see the face of Yahweh empty-handed:

Ezekiel 1:12and each one straight before him, did they go,—whithersoever the spirit was minded to go, they went, they turned not when they went.

Ezekiel 36:38Like a flock of holy offerings Like the flock of Jerusalem in her appointed feasts, So, shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men,- And they shall know that, I, am Yahweh.

Malachi 4:4Remember ye the law of Moses my servant,—which I commanded him in Horeb, for all Israel, statutes and regulations.

Hebrews 10:38But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 46:2-16

Rules Relating to Worship. ( b. c. 574.) 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 it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that 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;… Read the whole commentary →

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