The people of the land shall also worship at the doorway of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.
Parallel translations
- WEB The people of the land shall worship at the door of that gate before Yahweh on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.
- KJV Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.
- BSB On the Sabbaths and New Moons the people of the land are also to bow in worship before the LORD at the entrance to that gateway.
- NKJV Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the Lord on the Sabbaths and the New Moons.
- NLT The common people will bow down and worship the Lord in front of this gateway on Sabbath days and the days of new moon celebrations.
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Quick answer
The common people worship at that same gateway on Sabbaths and new moons. Ordinary believers, with the prince, are drawn into regular, corporate worship of the LORD.
Overview
Worship in this vision is not the prince's alone; the people of the land gather before Yahweh at the appointed times. This stresses that access to God, though ordered, is for all His covenant people. In Christ the whole gathered church now draws near as a kingdom of priests (1 Pet. 2:9; Heb. 12:22-24).
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Cross-references · 3
- Luke 1:10The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
- Heb 10:19–22Having therefore, brothers, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
- John 10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
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