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Ezekiel 46:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8And 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.
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Quick Meaning
Ezekiel's measured final vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that…” at Ezekiel 46:8 as part of “Sabbath and New-Moon Gate Worship Orders Prince and People.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 46:1–8
Read Ezekiel 46:8 with 46:1–8. By itself, “And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The inner east gate opens on Sabbaths and new moons; the prince worships at the threshold, priests prepare offerings, people worship at the entrance, and quantities are regulated.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Sabbath and New-Moon Gate Worship Orders Prince and People” through its own speaker, addressee, date, vision, oracle, sign, lament, or measured space. Its non-interchangeable contribution is: The inner east gate opens on Sabbaths and new moons; the prince worships at the threshold, priests prepare offerings, people worship at the entrance, and quantities are regulated. This verse's placement is specific: Ezekiel's measured final vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that…” at Ezekiel 46:8 as part of “Sabbath and New-Moon Gate Worship Orders Prince and People.”
What Remains True
Presence, ordered access, accountable leadership, honest measures, protected inheritance, life-giving water, and a named community belong together; technical holiness cannot replace justice. In Ezekiel 46:8, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: Ezekiel's measured final vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that…” at Ezekiel 46:8 as part of “Sabbath and New-Moon Gate Worship Orders Prince and People.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Study the measurements and social hierarchy without demanding a modern build, animal harm, exclusion, or displacement; ask how worship, access, ecology, and power serve life. This response follows Ezekiel 46:1–8's specific concern, “Sabbath and New-Moon Gate Worship Orders Prince and People.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: Ezekiel's measured final vision carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that…” at Ezekiel 46:8 as part of “Sabbath and New-Moon Gate Worship Orders Prince and People.”
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 46:1–8, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 46:1–8
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 46:1–8
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