Cross Reference EZEKIEL 46:9 BUT WHEN THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND SHALL COME BEFORE THE LORD IN THE SOLEMN FEASTS 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 BY THE WAY OF THE SOUTH GATE SHALL GO FORTH BY THE WAY OF THE NORTH GATE HE SHALL NOT RETURN BY THE WAY OF THE GATE WHEREBY HE CAME IN BUT SHALL GO FORTH OVER AGAINST IT

{Ezekiel 46:9} But when the people 5971 of the land 776 shall come 935 z8800 before 6440 the LORD 3068 in the solemn feasts, 4150 he that entereth y935 z8802 in x935 by the way 1870 of the north 6828 gate 8179 to worship 7812 z8692 shall go out 3318 z8799 by the way 1870 of the south 5045 gate; 8179 and he that entereth 935 z8802 by the way 1870 of the south 5045 gate 8179 shall go forth 3318 z8799 by the way 1870 of the north 6828 gate: 8179 he shall not x3808 return 7725 z8799 by the way 1870 of the gate 8179 whereby x834 he came in, 935 z8804 but x3588 shall go forth 3318 z8799 over against y5226 x5227 it.

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:
"Threeª timesª thou shalt keep a feastª ° unto me in the year.ª ... Threeª timesª in the yearª all¹ thy malesª shall appearª ° beforeª ¹ the Lordª GOD.ª" {Exd 23:14-17} + "Thriceª ª in the yearª shall all¹ your men childrenª appearª °¹ beforeª the Lordª GOD,ª the Godª of Israel.ª" {Exd 34:23} + "Threeª timesª in a yearª shall all¹ thy malesª appearª °¹ beforeª the LORDª thy Godª in the placeª which¹ he shall choose;ª ° in the feastª of unleavened bread,ª and in the feastª of weeks,ª and in the feastª of tabernacles:ª and they shall not¹ appearª °¹ beforeª the LORDª empty:ª" {Deu 16:16} + "They go² °¹ from strengthª ¹ to¹ strength,ª [every one of them] in Zionª appearethª ° before¹ God.ª" {Psa 84:7} + "Rememberª ° ye the lawª of Mosesª my servant,ª which¹ I commanded² ° unto¹ him in Horebª for¹ all¹ Israel,ª [with] the statutesª and judgments.ª" {Mal 4:4}

he that entereth in:
"And they went² °¹ every oneª straightª forward:ª whither¹ ¹ the spiritª was¹ to go,² °¹ they went;² °¹ [and] they turnedª ° not¹ when they went.² °¹" {Ezk 1:12} + "When they went,² °¹ they went² °¹ upon¹ their fourª sides:ª [and] they turnedª ° not¹ when they went.² °¹" {Ezk 1:17} + "Brethren,ª Iª countª ° notª myselfª to have apprehended:ª ° butª [this] one thingª [I do], forgettingª ° those things² which are behind,ª ¹ andª reaching forth¹ unto² °° those things which are before,ª ... I pressª ° towardª the markª forª the¹ prizeª of the¹ highª callingª of God² ¹ inª Christª Jesus.ª" {Php 3:13-14} + "Nowª the¹ justª shall liveª ° byª faith:ª butª ifª [any man] draw back,ª ° myª soulª shall have² ° no² pleasureª °¹ inª him.ª" {Hbr 10:38} + "Forª ifª after they have escapedª ° the¹ pollutionsª of the¹ worldª throughª the knowledgeª of the¹ Lordª andª Saviourª Jesusª Christ,ª they are² °¹ againª entangledª ° therein,ª and² ¹ overcome,ª ² °° the¹ latter endª is¹ worseª with themª than the¹ beginning.ª ... Forª it had beenª ° betterª for themª notª to have knownª ° the¹ wayª of righteousness,ª than,ª after they have knownª ° [it], to turnª ° fromª the¹ holyª commandmentª deliveredª ° unto them.ª" {2Pe 2:20-21}