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Ezekiel 44:2
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The East Gate and the Prince

1 Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary awhich faces toward the east, but it was shut.  
2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, abecause the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.  
3 As for the aprince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to beat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.”  

Those Admitted to the Temple

4 Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the1 temple; so I looked, and abehold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord; band I fell on my face.  
5 And the Lord said to me, a“Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the bordinances of the house of the Lord and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary.  
Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 44:2

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American Standard Version
And Jehovah said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.

Amplified® Bible
Then the Lord said to me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened and no man shall enter in by it, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered in by it; therefore it shall remain shut.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said: I, the LORD God of Israel, came through this gate, so it must remain closed forever! No one must ever use it.

Darby English Version
And Jehovah said unto me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter in by it: for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it; and it shall be shut.

Good News Bible
and the LORD said to me, "This gate will stay closed and will never be opened. No human being is allowed to use it, because I, the LORD God of Israel, have entered through it. It is to remain closed.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The LORD said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for the LORD God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.

New International Version
The LORD said to me, "This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it. It is to remain shut because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it.

New King James Version
And the LORD said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the LORD God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The LORD said to me, "This gate shall remain shut; no one shall open it, and no one shall enter by it, for the LORD God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to me, "This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it; for the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall remain shut.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto me, `This gate is shut, it is not opened, and none doth go in by it, for Jehovah, God of Israel, hath come in by it, and it hath been shut.

New English Translation
The Lord said to me: “This gate will be shut; it will not be opened, and no one will enter by it. For the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it will remain shut.


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