Ezekiel 44:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 44

The Shut Gate. ¹ Then he brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faces east, but it was shut. ² The Lord said to me: This gate will remain closed. It shall not be opened, and no one may enter through it. ³ Only the prince himself may sit inside the gate to eat his meal in the presence of the Lord. He must enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and he must depart by the same way.