Ezekiel 46:10
in Ezekiel 46When the people enter, the prince shall go in with them, and when they leave, he shall leave.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the prince, when they go in, shall go in in the midst of them; and when they go forth, they shall go forth together.
KJV
And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
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This verse in Ezekiel 46
Commentary
7 notes on this verse(Verse 10) But the prince, in their midst, will enter when they enter, and will exit when they exit. And the Prince, he says, will be in their midst, namely, of those who enter and those who exit, according to what is written: He stands in the midst of you, whom you do not know (John 1:26). And the Apostle says: Do you not know that Christ is in you (2 Corinthians 13:5)? But if it is said to those who do not know that Christ stands in their midst, how much more to those who know!
This site's exposition
go in through the portico of the gateway
on Ezekiel 46:8-10
The prince goes in “through the portico of the gateway” and goes “out the same way”. At the feasts “whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate”. When the people enter, “the prince shall go in with them”.
This site's exposition
the prince shall go in with them
The prince enters and leaves with the crowd. Adam Clarke says he must go straight through, so prince and people begin and end their worship together. Jerome reads the prince in their midst as Christ, a reading others set aside because this prince offers for his own sin in 45:22.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That the ordinances of worship were fixed. Though the prince is supposed himself to be a very hearty zealous friend to the sanctuary, yet it is not left to him, no, not in concert with the priests, to appoint what sacrifices shall be offered, but God himself appoints them; for it is his prerogative to institute the rites and ceremonies of religious worship.
And the prince in the midst of them,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And the prince in the midst of them - Even he shall act in the same way: he must also go straight forward, and never turn his back to go out at the same gate by which he entered. The prince and the people were to begin and end their worship at the same time.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
prince in the midst--not isolated as at other times, but joining the great throng of worshippers, at their head, after the example of David (Ps 42:4, "I had gone with the multitude . . . to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day"); the highest in rank animating the devotions of the rest by his presence and example.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
The prince When he enters the Temple Court through the southern wicket of the Heichal to prostrate himself, he too must make the Temple Court a short-cut.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And the prince shall be in their midst: when they enter, he shall enter; and when they exit, they shall exit together.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽהַנָּשִׂ֑יא | vehanasi' | and the prince | H5387 → | 134 times |
| בְּתוֹכָ֤ם | betokham | [will be] in midst of them | H8432 → | 418 times |
| בְּבוֹאָם֙ | bevoam | when come they | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יָב֔וֹא | yavo' | he will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וּבְצֵאתָ֖ם | uvetzetam | and when go out they | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| יֵצֵֽאוּ׃ | yetzeu | they will go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
וְֽהַנָּשִׂ֑יאand the prince
vehanasi'H5387 →134 times
בְּתוֹכָ֤ם[will be] in midst of them
betokhamH8432 →418 times
בְּבוֹאָם֙when come they
bevoamH935 →2568 times
יָב֔וֹאhe will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
וּבְצֵאתָ֖םand when go out they
uvetzetamH3318 →1067 times
יֵצֵֽאוּ׃they will go out
yetzeuH3318 →1067 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 5:4
When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,
- Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- Matthew 28:20
and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Zechariah 2:5
For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
- John 20:26
Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:4
Through
Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
it leads to
- Isaiah 30:29
You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD,…
- 1 Samuel 1:15–16
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- Isaiah 30:29
Through
1 Chronicles 29:22That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler,…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:1
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 23:1
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.