Ezekiel 46 · Verse 1

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 it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
Ezekiel 46:1, King James Version

Ezekiel 46:1 in other translations

BSB“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.
WEB“‘The Lord GOD says: “The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
ASVThus saith the Lord Jehovah: 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 on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
YLT‘Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The gate of the inner court that is looking eastward is shut the six days of work, and on the day of rest it is opened, and in the day of the new moon it is opened;
DARBYThus saith the Lord Jehovah: 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 on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
BBEThis is what the Lord has said: The doorway of the inner square looking to the east is to be shut on the six working days; but on the Sabbath it is to be open, and at the time of the new moon it is to be open.
WebsterThus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh towards 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.

What does Ezekiel 46:1 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Ordinances of worship prescribed for the prince and for the people, Eze 46:1-15; and the gifts he may bestow on his sons and servants, Eze 46:16-18. A description of the courts appointed for boiling or baking any part of the holy oblations, Eze 46:19-24.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
The ordinances of worship for the prince and for the people, are here described, and the gifts the prince may bestow on his sons and servants. Our Lord has directed us to do many duties, but he has also left many things to our choice, that those who delight in his commandments may abound therein to his glory, without entangling their own consciences, or prescribing rules unfit for others; but we must never omit our daily worship, nor neglect to apply the sacrifice of the Lamb of God to our souls, for pardon, peace, and salvation.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 46:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַר֮'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3069
שַׁ֜עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
הֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.Tzerthe courtyardH2691
הַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.Mit<the> innerH6442
הַפֹּנֶ֣הha.po.Nehwhich facesH6437
קָדִ֔יםka.DimeastH6921
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961
סָג֔וּרsa.GurshutH5462
שֵׁ֖שֶׁתShe.shet[the] sixH8337
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.Seh<the> workH4639
וּבְי֤וֹםu.ve.Yomand on [the] day ofH3117
הַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.Batthe sabbathH7676
יִפָּתֵ֔חַyi.pa.Te.achit will be openedH6605
וּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.Yomand on [the] day ofH3117
הַחֹ֖דֶשׁha.Cho.deshthe new moonH2320
יִפָּתֵֽחַ\׃yi.pa.Te.achit will be openedH6605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 46:1

  • Isaiah 66:23

    And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 44:1-2

    Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. Then said the Lord unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.

  • Exodus 20:9

    Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

  • Ezekiel 8:16

    And 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 45:17-19

    And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

  • Hebrews 4:9-10

    There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

  • Genesis 3:19

    In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  • Luke 13:14

    And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

  • Ezekiel 46:6

    And 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Ordinances for the prince in his worship;
9 and for the people.
16 An order for the prince's inheritance.
19 The courts for boiling and baking.

Thus saith.Whether the rules for public worship here laid down were designed to be observed in those things wherein they differed from the law of Moses, in the ministrations of the second temple, is not certain. In the latter history of the Jewish church, the law of Moses only was followed, except in the corruption of following the traditions of the fathers.
The gate.The prophet had before observed that the east gate of the outer court was shut, and was told that it must only be opened for the prince; and now he is informed that the gate of the inner court on the east was also shut, and is to be opened only on the sabbath and new moons, till the evening.
shall be shut.
44:1,2
six working.
Ge 3:19; Ex 20:9; Lu 13:14
on the sabbath.
45:17; Isa 66:23; Heb 4:9,10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

  • Ezekiel 46:2

    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; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

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Ezekiel 46:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
ASÍ ha dicho el Señor Jehová: La puerta del atrio de adentro que mira al oriente, estará cerrada los seis días de trabajo, y el día del sábado se abrirá: abriráse también el día de la nueva luna.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: La porte du parvis intérieur, qui regarde vers l’orient, sera fermée les six jours de travail; mais le jour du sabbat, elle sera ouverte, et le jour de la nouvelle lune, elle sera ouverte.
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Das Tor des inneren Vorhofs, welches gegen Osten sieht, soll die sechs Werktage geschlossen sein; aber am Sabbathtage soll es geöffnet werden, und am Tage des Neumondes soll es geöffnet werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Porta atrii interioris quæ respicit ad orientem, erit clausa sex diebus in quibus opus fit: die autem sabbati aperietur, sed et in die calendarum aperietur.