Ezequiel 44:19

19 Y cuando salieren al atrio de afuera, al atrio de afuera al pueblo, se desnudarán de sus vestimentas con que ministraron, y las dejarán en las cámaras del Santuario, y se vestirán de otros vestidos; así no santificarán el pueblo con sus vestimentas.

Ezequiel 44:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 44:19

And when they go forth into the utter court
Out of the inner court where they minister, when they have done their service: even into the utter court to the people;
out of the church into the world, where the people are, doing their business, whether good men or bad: they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them
in the holy chambers;
the north and south chambers; (See Gill on Ezekiel 42:13), (See Gill on Ezekiel 42:14): and they shall put on other garments;
which are their outward conversation garments, which are proper to appear in before men, for the honour of religion; though not sufficient to appear in before God, and render acceptable unto him: and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments;
the garments of the priesthood were reckoned holy, whatsoever was holy, that which it touched accounted holy also; and therefore, to preserve a difference between the priests and the common people, they were not to wear their holy garments but in the time of service; or lest any superstitious notion should obtain among the people, that they were sanctified by touching their clothes; as the Papists give out, that if a man is buried in a monk's cowl, he shall be saved: or the sense is, that they should not possess the minds of the people with a notion of any real sanctity in their garments; or that their conversation garments, or good works, can be of any service to them: this may be opposed to works of supererogation.

Ezequiel 44:19 In-Context

17 Y será que cuando entraren por las puertas del atrio interior, se vestirán de vestimentas de lino; no asentará sobre ellos lana, cuando ministraren en las puertas del atrio de adentro, y en el interior.

18 Chapeos de lino tendrán en sus cabezas, y pañetes de lino en sus lomos; no se ceñirán para sudar.

19 Y cuando salieren al atrio de afuera, al atrio de afuera al pueblo, se desnudarán de sus vestimentas con que ministraron, y las dejarán en las cámaras del Santuario, y se vestirán de otros vestidos; así no santificarán el pueblo con sus vestimentas.

20 Y no raparán su cabeza, ni dejarán crecer el cabello; sino que lo recortarán solamente.

21 Y ninguno de los sacerdotes beberá vino cuando hubieren de entrar en el atrio interior.