Ézéchiel 46:9

Darby's French Translation

Et quand le peuple du pays entrera devant l'Éternel, lors des solennités, celui qui entrera par le chemin de la porte du nord, pour rendre son culte, sortira par le chemin de la porte du midi; et celui qui entrera par le chemin de la porte du midi, sortira par le chemin de la porte du nord; il ne s'en retournera pas par le chemin de la porte par laquelle il est entré, mais il sortira par celle qui est vis-à-vis.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Mais quand le peuple du pays [y] entrera pour se présenter devant l'Eternel, aux fêtes solennelles, celui qui y entrera par le chemin de la porte du Septentrion pour y adorer l'Eternel, sortira par le chemin de la porte du Midi; et celui qui y entrera par le chemin de la porte du Midi, sortira par le chemin de la porte qui regarde vers le Septentrion; tellement que personne ne retournera par le chemin de la porte par laquelle il sera entré, mais il sortira par celle qui est vis-à-vis.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Quand le peuple du pays entrera, pour se présenter devant l'Éternel aux fêtes solennelles, celui qui entrera par la porte du Nord pour adorer, sortira par le chemin de la porte du Midi; et celui qui entrera par le chemin de la porte du Midi, sortira par le chemin de la porte du Nord. On ne retournera pas par le chemin de la porte par laquelle on sera entré, mais on sortira par celle qui est vis-à-vis.

Louis Segond (1910)
Mais lorsque le peuple du pays se présentera devant l'Eternel, aux solennités, celui qui entrera par la porte septentrionale pour se prosterner sortira par la porte méridionale, et celui qui entrera par la porte méridionale sortira par la porte septentrionale; on ne devra pas s'en retourner par la porte par laquelle on sera entré, mais on sortira par celle qui lui est opposée.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when the people: This may intimate, that every thing should be regulated, in divine worship, so as to prevent disorder and interruption, and also that men should go forward and make progress in religion, and not turn their backs upon God.

come before: Exodus 23:14-17, Exodus 34:23, Deuteronomy 16:16, Psalms 84:7, Malachi 4:4

he that entereth in: Ezekiel 1:12, Ezekiel 1:17, Philippians 3:13, Philippians 3:14, Hebrews 10:38, 2 Peter 2:20, 2 Peter 2:21

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 8:14 - toward Ezekiel 40:24 - and behold

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord in the solemn feasts,.... To worship the Lord, to pray and praise; to honour the Lord, and keep the solemn feast of love, the Lord's supper:

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 in by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate; that so such as were coming in, and going out, might not meet, and stop and hinder one another in going out and coming in: no mention is made of entering in by the east gate, which was only for the prince,

Ezekiel 44:1, and there was no entering in, or going out, on the west:

he shall not return by the way of the gate he came in, but shall go forth over against it; signifying, that those that come to the house of God to worship, and join in communion with the saints, should not return to their former ways and practices; to their former rites, customs, and ceremonies in religion, used by them; and to their former principles and errors in doctrines; and to their former sinful courses of life; but go straight on and thorough stitch with it in their profession of Christ and his Gospel, and in the practice of spiritual and evangelic worship; see Luke 9:62.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The whole body of the people gathered together in the outer court, and from thence bodies went in turn into the inner court to worship, and then again out into the outer court.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 46:9. He that entereth in by the way of the north, c. — As the north and the south gates were opposite to each other, he that came in at the north must go out at the south he that came in at the south must go out at the north. No person was to come in at the east gate, because there was no gate at the west; and the people were not permitted to turn round and go out at the same place by which they came in; for this was like turning their backs on God, and the decorum and reverence with which public worship was to be conducted would not admit of this. Besides, returning by the same way must have occasioned a great deal of confusion, where so many people must have jostled each other, in their meetings in different parts of this space.