Ezekiel 46:1 ““This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that fac…”

Ezekiel 46:1

“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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

“‘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.

American Standard Version

Thus 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus sayth the Lord God, The gate of the inner court, that turneth toward the East, shall be shut the sixe working dayes: but on the Sabbath it shalbe opened, and in the day of the newe moone it shalbe opened.

Darby Translation

Thus 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.

Young's Literal Translation

'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;

Bible in Basic English

This 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.

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Cross references

“shall be shut”

Ezekiel 44:1 Ezekiel 44:2

Ezekiel 44:1 · BSB

The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.

Ezekiel 44:2 · BSB

And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

“six working”

Exodus 20:9 Genesis 3:19 Luke 13:14

Exodus 20:9 · BSB

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

Genesis 3:19 · BSB

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Luke 13:14 · BSB

But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

“on the sabbath”

Isaiah 66:23 Ezekiel 45:17 Hebrews 4:9 Hebrews 4:10

Isaiah 66:23 · BSB

From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

Ezekiel 45:17 · BSB

And it shall be the prince’s part to provide the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings for the feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths—for all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He will provide the sin…

Hebrews 4:9 · BSB

There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Hebrews 4:10 · BSB

For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

Also

Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 46:6

Ezekiel 8:16 · BSB

So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD…

Ezekiel 46:6 · BSB

On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young, unblemished bull, six lambs, and a ram without blemish.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost, while the priests sacrifice his burnt offerings and peace offerings. He is to bow in worship at the threshold of the gate and then depart, but the gate must not be shut until evening.

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