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Ezekiel and the measuring guide stand before the plain shut east gate.
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Ezekiel 44:1-2

The east gate remains shut

The Shut Gate and Holy Service · Ezekiel 44

Story guide: The east gate remains shut because Yahweh has entered through it.

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1Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, and it was shut.

2And Yahweh said to me, “This gate shall remain shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter through it, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it shall remain shut.”

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