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Ezekiel 44:2

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses Ezekiel immediately after the prophet is shown the east-facing outer gate of the sanctuary. The speaker identifies Himself as the God of Israel while explaining the gate's status.

The words — The Hebrew term סָג֨וּר (sāḡûr) literally means "shut" or "closed," and יִהְיֶ֜ה (yihyeh) means "it will be," establishing a permanent state of closure.

The thread — The text states that the gate remains shut because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it, linking to the divine glory descending from the east in Ezekiel 43:2 and the vision of God's presence in Exodus 24:10.

Why it lands — The verse states that the gate's inaccessibility is caused by God's entrance, requiring the reader to recognize that divine presence, not human ritual, determines access to the sanctuary.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרva/i.Yo.merand/ he saidאֵלַ֜י'e.La/ito/ meיְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehהַשַּׁ֣עַרha./Sha.'arthe/ gateהַזֶּה֩ha./Zeh<the>/ thisסָג֨וּרsa.Gurshutיִהְיֶ֜הyih.Yehit will beלֹ֣אlo'notיִפָּתֵ֗חַyi.pa.Te.achit will be openedוְאִישׁ֙ve./'Ishand/ anyoneלֹא־lo'-notיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'he will goב֔וֹv/oin/ itכִּ֛יkiforיְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-[the] God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelבָּ֣אba'he has goneב֑וֹv/oin/ itוְהָיָ֖הve./ha.Yahand/ it will beסָגֽוּר׃sa.Gurshut

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.

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