Therefore it all be shut— This is very ill pointed, and improperly separated from the third verse. It should be read thus, Therefore it shall be shut for the prince. Ezekiel 44:3. The same prince shall fit in it, &c. See chap. Ezekiel 46:1-3 and Houbigant. The kings of Judah had a distinguished place in the temple; a kind of tribunal, placed opposite the eastern gate. See ch. Ezekiel 46:12. 2 Chronicles 6:12-13.
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Ezekiel 44:2
2 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.