Parallel Verses New International Version The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way." King James Bible It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. Darby Bible Translation As for the prince, he, the prince, shall sit in it to eat bread before Jehovah: he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. World English Bible As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before Yahweh; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. Young's Literal Translation The prince, who is prince, he sitteth by it to eat bread before Jehovah, by the way of the porch of the gate he cometh in, and by its way he goeth out.' Ezekiel 44:3 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThis gate shall be shut - It was not to be opened on ordinary occasions, nor at all on the week days: but only on the Sabbaths and the new moons. See the account of the gates (4) in the explanation of the plan. This verse has been adduced by the Roman Catholics to prove the perpetual virginity of the mother of our Lord; and it may be allowed to be as much to the purpose as any other that has been brought to prove this very precarious point, on which no stress should ever be laid by any man. Mary was a virgin when she brought forth Jesus. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge for the prince It is probable that the prince mentioned here and elsewhere, does not mean the Messiah, but the ruler of the jewish nation for the time being. For it is not only directed where he should sit in the temple, and eat his portion of the sacrifices, and when and how he should go out; but it is also ordered (ch. ) that at the passover he shall offer a bullock, a sin offering for himself and the people; and to guard him against any temptation of oppressing the people, he had a provision of land allotted to him (ch ) out of which he is to give an inheritance for his sons (ch ) These appear plainly to be political rules for common princes, and for a succession of them; but as no such rules were observed under the second temple, the fulfilment of it must still be future. to eat Isaiah 62:9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD... he shall enter Library That the Ruler Relax not his Care for the Things that are Within in his Occupation among the Things that are Without, nor Neglect to ProvideThe ruler should not relax his care for the things that are within in his occupation among the things that are without, nor neglect to provide for the things that are without in his solicitude for the things that are within; lest either, given up to the things that are without, he fall away from his inmost concerns, or, occupied only with the things that are within bestow not on his neighbours outside himself what he owes them. For it is often the case that some, as if forgetting that they have … Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great Ezekiel Cross References Genesis 31:54 He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there. Exodus 24:9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up Ezekiel 34:24 I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the LORD have spoken. Ezekiel 37:25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their children's children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever. Ezekiel 40:9 it was eight cubits deep and its jambs were two cubits thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple. Ezekiel 46:2 The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost. The priests are to sacrifice his burnt offering and his fellowship offerings. He is to bow down in worship at the threshold of the gateway and then go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening. Ezekiel 46:8 When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way. Jump to Previous Bread Covered Door Eat Enter Food Gate Gateway Inside Porch Portico Presence Prince Ruler Seated Sit Sitteth Therein Vestibule WayJump to Next Bread Covered Door Eat Enter Food Gate Gateway Inside Porch Portico Presence Prince Ruler Seated Sit Sitteth Therein Vestibule WayLinks Ezekiel 44:3 NIVEzekiel 44:3 NLT Ezekiel 44:3 ESV Ezekiel 44:3 NASB Ezekiel 44:3 KJV Ezekiel 44:3 Bible Apps Ezekiel 44:3 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 44:3 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 44:3 French Bible Ezekiel 44:3 German Bible Ezekiel 44:3 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |