Ezekiel 44:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 44:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 44:3 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 porc..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 44:3 — KJV
“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.”
— Ezekiel 44:3 (KJV)
Ezekiel 44:3 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 44:3
“For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:3: eat, bread, lord
“The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:3: prince, before, lord
“And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:3: prince, enter, way
“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.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:3: prince, enter, way
“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.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 44:3: before, lord, enter
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