Ezekiel 46:9

7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.

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.

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.

10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.

11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV
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.
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.
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.
BLB
And in the coming in of the people of the land before YHWH at the appointed feasts, the one coming in by way of the north gate to worship will go out by way of the south gate, and the one coming in by way of the south gate will go out by way of the north gate; he will not return by way of the gate by that he entered, but he will go out straight ahead of him.
ÅB
Men når folket i landet går inn for Herrens åsyn på høytidene, skal den som går inn igjennom nordporten for å tilbe, gå ut igjennom sydporten, og den som går inn igjennom sydporten, gå ut igjennom porten mot nord; han skal ikke vende tilbake gjennom den port som han gikk inn gjennom, men de skal gå ut rett fram for seg.
OTB
Når folkene i landet kommer for Herren ved de fastsatte høytidene, skal den som kommer inn gjennom nordporten for å tilbe, gå ut gjennom sørporten, og den som kommer inn gjennom sørporten, skal gå ut gjennom nordporten. Ingen skal vende tilbake gjennom porten de kom inn gjennom, men hver skal gå ut gjennom den motsatte porten.
B1930
Men når folket i landet går inn for Herrens åsyn på høitidene, skal den som går inn igjennem nordporten for å tilbede, gå ut igjennem sydporten, og den som går inn igjennem sydporten, gå ut igjennem porten mot nord; han skal ikke vende tilbake gjennem den port som han gikk inn gjennem, men de skal gå ut rett frem for sig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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:

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  • Psalms 84:7

    They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

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  • Exodus 23:14–17

    Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

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  • Hebrews 10:38

    Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

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  • 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,

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  • Exodus 34:23

    Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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