Eze 44:2 | JFB | STEP | 2. shut ... not be opened-- ( ; ; ). "Shut" to the people ( , ), but open to "the prince" ( ), he holding the place of God in political concerns, as the priests do in spiritual. As a mark of respect to an Eastern monarch, the gate by which he enters is thenceforth shut to all other persons (compare ).

‏ Ezekiel 44:2

CHAPTER 44 Eze 44:1-31. Ordinances for the Prince and the Priests.

2. shut ... not be opened--(Job 12:14; Is 22:22; Re 3:7). "Shut" to the people (Ex 19:21, 22), but open to "the prince" (Eze 44:3), he holding the place of God in political concerns, as the priests do in spiritual. As a mark of respect to an Eastern monarch, the gate by which he enters is thenceforth shut to all other persons (compare Ex 19:24).