Ezekiel 46:9
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.
Ezekiel 46:9 in other translations
| BSB | When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate. |
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| WEB | “‘“But when the people of the land come before the LORD in the appointed feasts, he who enters by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he who enters by the way of the south gate shall go out by the way of the north gate. He shall not return by the way of the gate by which he came in, but shall go out straight before him. |
| ASV | But when the people of the land shall come before Jehovah in the appointed feasts, he that entereth by the way of the north gate to worship shall go forth 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 straight before him. |
| YLT | And in the coming in of the people of the land before Jehovah at appointed times, he who hath come in the way of the north gate to bow himself, goeth out the way of the south gate, and he who hath come in the way of the south gate, goeth out by the way of the north gate: he doth not turn back the way of the gate by which he came in, but over-against it he goeth out. |
| DARBY | And when the people of the land come in before Jehovah in the set feasts, he that cometh in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that cometh in by the way of the south gate shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate by which he came in, but shall go out straight before him. |
| BBE | But when the people of the land come before the Lord at the fixed feasts, he who comes in by the north doorway to give worship is to go out by the south doorway; and he who comes in by the south doorway is to go out by the north doorway: he is not to come back by the doorway through which he went in, but is to go straight before him. |
| Webster | 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 by which he came in, but shall go forth over against it. |
What does Ezekiel 46:9 mean?
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Ezekiel 46:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 46:9
- Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:
- Psalms 84:7
They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
- Exodus 23:14-17
Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.
- Hebrews 10:38
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
- Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
- Exodus 34:23
Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
- 2 Peter 2:20-21
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
- Malachi 4:4
Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.
- Ezekiel 1:17
When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went.
- Ezekiel 1:12
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
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come before.
Ex 23:14-17; 34:23; De 16:16; Ps 84:7; Mal 4:4
he that entereth in.
1:12,17; Php 3:13,14; Heb 10:38; 2Pe 2:20,21
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Context
- Ezekiel 46:8
And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
- Ezekiel 46:9
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.
- Ezekiel 46:10
And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
Ezekiel 46:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas cuando el pueblo de la tierra entrare delante de Jehová en las fiestas, el que entrare por la puerta del norte, saldrá por la puerta del mediodía; y el que entrare por la puerta del mediodía, saldrá por la puerta del norte: no volverá por la puerta por donde entró, sino que saldrá por la de enfrente de ella. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand le peuple du pays entrera devant l’ Éternel, lors des solennités, celui qui entrera par le chemin de la porte du nord, pour rendre son culte, sortira par le chemin de la porte du midi; et celui qui entrera par le chemin de la porte du midi, sortira par le chemin de la porte du nord; il ne s’en retournera pas par le chemin de la porte par laquelle il est entré, mais il sortira par celle qui est vis-à-vis. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn das Volk des Landes an den Festen vor Jehova kommt: wer durch das Nordtor hineingeht, um anzubeten, soll durch das Südtor hinausgehen; und wer durch das Südtor hineingeht, soll durch das Nordtor hinausgehen; er soll nicht durch das Tor zurückkehren, durch welches er hineingegangen ist, sondern stracks vor sich hinausgehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum intrabit populus terræ in conspectu Domini in solemnitatibus, qui ingreditur per portam aquilonis ut adoret, egrediatur per viam portæ meridianæ: porro qui ingreditur per viam portæ meridianæ, egrediatur per viam portæ aquilonis. Non revertetur per viam portæ per quam ingressus est, sed e regione illius egredietur. |