1. Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looks toward the east; and it was shut.
2. The Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut. It shall not be opened, no man shall enter in by it; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered in by it. Therefore it shall be shut.
3. As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before the Lord. He shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
4. Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and behold, the Lord’s glory filled the Lord’s house; so I fell on my face.
5. The Lord said to me, “Son of man, mark well, and see with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I tell you concerning all the ordinances of the Lord’s house, and all its laws; and mark well the entrance of the house, with every exit of the sanctuary.
6. You shall tell the rebellious, even the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “You house of Israel, let that be enough of all your abominations,