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In each corner I saw an enclosure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me around to the four corners of the court. And behold, in each corner of the court there was another court—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court <i>there was</i> a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and in fact, in every corner of the court <i>there was another</i> court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard and led me across to the four corners of the courtyard; and behold, in every corner of the courtyard <i>there was</i> a <i>small</i> courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer court and led me across to the four corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court there was a small court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer court and led me across to the four corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court <i>there was</i> a <i>small</i> court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer court and had me pass through to the four corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court <i>there was</i> a <i>small</i> court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer courtyard and led me across to the four corners of the courtyard; and behold, in every corner of the courtyard <i>there was a small</i> courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next he brought me into the outer court and led me past its four corners. There was a separate court in each of its corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Next he brought me into the outer court and led me past its four corners. There was a separate court in each of its corners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We went back to the outer courtyard and walked past the four corners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the man led me to the outer courtyard and took me past the four corners of the courtyard. I saw that in each corner of the courtyard there was a smaller courtyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he brought me out to the exterior courtyard and led me across to each of the four corners of the courtyard. There in each corner was an enclosed area set aside, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me past the four corners of the court, and I noticed that in every corner of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and look, in every corner of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and behold, in every corner of the court there was a court. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he brings me out to the outer court, and causes me to pass over to the four corners of the court, and behold, a court in a corner of the court, [moreover] a court in [every] corner of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he bringeth me out unto the outer court, and causeth me to pass over unto the four corners of the court, and lo, a court in a corner of the court, a court in a corner of the corner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will bring me forth to the enclosure without, and he will cause me to pass through to the four angles of the enclosure; and behold, an enclosure in an angle of the enclosure; an enclosure in an angle of the enclosure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he brought me into the outward court, and he led me about by the four corners of the court: and behold there was a little court in the corner of the court, to every corner of the court there was a little court. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he led me away to the outer court, and he led me around by the four corners of the court. And behold, there was a little atrium at the corner of the court; a little atrium was at each corner of the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he led me into the outer court and had me cross to the four corners of the court, and there, in each corner, was another court!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he brought me out to the outer court, and led me past the four corners of the court; and in each corner of the court there was a court—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four sides of the court; and behold, on every side of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he brought me to the outer courtyard, and he brought me over the four sides of the courtyard, and I saw a courtyard at the side of the courtyard, and another court at the other side of the courtyard<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then he brought me forth into the outer court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he brought me into the outer court, and led me round upon the four sides of the court; and, behold, there was a court on <i>each of</i> the sides of the court,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14313" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/46.htm">The Courts for Boiling and Baking</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">Then he brought me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: ha·ḥî·ṣō·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Outer, external. From chayits; properly, the wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular.">the outer</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and led me around to</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">its</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/4740.htm" title="4740: miq·ṣō·w·‘ê (N-mpc) -- A corner buttress. Or maqtsoa; or maqtso-ah; from qatsa' in the denominative sense of bending; an angle or recess.">corners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">and I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ḥā·ṣêr (N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">a separate court</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">in each of its</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ḥā·ṣêr (N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4740.htm" title="4740: bə·miq·ṣō·a‘ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A corner buttress. Or maqtsoa; or maqtso-ah; from qatsa' in the denominative sense of bending; an angle or recess."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4740.htm" title="4740: bə·miq·ṣō·a‘ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A corner buttress. Or maqtsoa; or maqtso-ah; from qatsa' in the denominative sense of bending; an angle or recess.">corners.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-16.htm">Leviticus 6:16-18</a></span><br />Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. / It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My food offerings. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. / Any male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. This is a permanent portion from the food offerings to the LORD for the generations to come. Anything that touches them will become holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/6-26.htm">Leviticus 6:26-30</a></span><br />The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting. / Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in a holy place. / The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-6.htm">Leviticus 7:6-10</a></span><br />Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy. / The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it. / As for the priest who presents a burnt offering for anyone, the hide of that offering belongs to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Leviticus 7:15-18</a></span><br />The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning. / If, however, the sacrifice he offers is a vow or a freewill offering, it shall be eaten on the day he presents his sacrifice, but the remainder may be eaten on the next day. / But any meat of the sacrifice remaining until the third day must be burned up. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-31.htm">Leviticus 8:31</a></span><br />And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-12.htm">Leviticus 10:12-14</a></span><br />And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy. / You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the food offerings to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded. / And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">1 Samuel 2:13-16</a></span><br />or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling / and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh. / Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-13.htm">2 Chronicles 35:13</a></span><br />They roasted the Passover animals on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the other holy offerings in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a></span><br />And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-16.htm">Isaiah 44:16-20</a></span><br />He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.” / From the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.” / They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Jeremiah 7:21-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! / For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-8</a></span><br />At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-23.htm">Mark 2:23-28</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1-5</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Angle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-18.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-19.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-14.htm">Small</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Utter</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Angle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Four</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Small</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Utter</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ordinances for the prince in his worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">and for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">An order for the prince's inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">The courts for boiling and baking</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then he brought me into the outer court</b><br>This phrase refers to the prophet Ezekiel being guided by a divine messenger, often understood as an angelic being, into the outer court of the temple. The outer court in the temple vision represents the area accessible to the general populace, symbolizing the inclusivity of God's presence. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, this court is part of the eschatological temple, which some interpret as a future literal temple, while others see it as a symbolic representation of God's ultimate plan for His people. The outer court's accessibility can be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Testament's message of salvation being available to all through Christ.<p><b>and led me around to its four corners</b><br>The act of being led to the four corners of the court emphasizes the thoroughness of the vision and the completeness of God's plan. The number four often symbolizes universality in biblical literature, suggesting that God's presence and judgment extend to the entire earth. This can be connected to the four corners of the earth mentioned in <a href="/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7:1</a>, indicating the global reach of God's sovereignty. The detailed exploration of the temple's structure highlights the importance of order and precision in God's design.<p><b>and I saw a separate court in each of its corners</b><br>The presence of a separate court in each corner of the outer court suggests designated areas for specific purposes, possibly related to the sacrificial system or other temple functions. This separation can be seen as a reflection of the holiness and order required in worship practices. In historical and cultural context, the temple served as the center of religious life for the Israelites, and its detailed layout underscores the importance of approaching God with reverence and obedience. The separate courts may also symbolize the different roles and responsibilities within the community of believers, each contributing to the overall function of the body of Christ, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/12.htm">1 Corinthians 12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the recipient of visions from God, including the vision of the new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_outer_court.htm">The Outer Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision, representing a place of worship and gathering for the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/four_corners.htm">Four Corners</a></b><br>Symbolic of completeness and universality, the four corners of the court suggest the encompassing nature of God's presence and provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/separate_court.htm">Separate Court</a></b><br>These courts in each corner may symbolize areas designated for specific purposes, reflecting order and structure in worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision_of_the_temple.htm">The Vision of the Temple</a></b><br>This vision, given to Ezekiel, outlines a future temple, emphasizing God's holiness and the restoration of proper worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sacred_space.htm">The Importance of Sacred Space</a></b><br>The detailed description of the temple's courts underscores the significance of having dedicated spaces for worship and communion with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_structure.htm">God's Order and Structure</a></b><br>The separate courts in each corner reflect God's desire for order and purpose in worship, encouraging believers to approach God with reverence and intentionality.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_worship.htm">Inclusivity in Worship</a></b><br>The outer court's accessibility to all people symbolizes the inclusive nature of God's invitation to worship, reminding us of the call to welcome all into the community of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_completeness.htm">Symbolism of Completeness</a></b><br>The four corners represent completeness, reminding us of God's all-encompassing presence and the wholeness found in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_restoration.htm">Anticipation of Restoration</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision points to a future restoration, encouraging believers to hope in God's promise of renewal and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_40's_details.htm">How should one reconcile the detailed architectural descriptions in Ezekiel 40 with the absence of any clear historical record of its fulfillment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_temple_ruins_with_separate_gates.htm">Ezekiel 46:9 mandates worshipers to enter and exit by different gates; is there any archaeological trace of such an architectural arrangement in known temple ruins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_temple_cleansing_in_matthew_21.htm">Is there historical or archaeological evidence to support the large-scale temple cleansing described in Matthew 21:12-13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_'creeping_things'_in_the_temple.htm">In Ezekiel 8:10, why would the temple contain images of 'creeping things' if this contradicts the temple's strict laws against idolatry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">The utter court.--</span>The prophet had just been in those chambers which, although they stood within the area of the outer court, were considered as belonging to the inner. He is now brought into the outer court, properly so called.<p><span class= "bld">In every corner of the court there was a court.</span>--In each of the angles of the outer court a place was set apart for the boiling of the flesh of the peace offerings. These were of considerable size--40 cubits by 30 (<a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm" title="In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.">Ezekiel 46:22</a>), and appear to have been enclosed by a wall but not covered above. The word translated <span class= "ital">joined</span> is of very uncertain meaning, but its most probable sense is <span class= "ital">enclosed.</span> These courts are marked E on Plan II.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 21, 22.</span> - The prophet next observed, as his guide led him round the outer area, <span class="cmt_word">that in every corner of the court</span> <span class="cmt_word">there</span> <span class="cmt_word">was a court</span> - literally, <span class="accented">a court in a corner of the court</span>, <span class="accented">a court in a corner of the</span> court - and hat these <span class="cmt_word">were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad</span>. The word "joined" <span class="hebrew">קְטֻרות</span>) has been variously translated: by Gesenins (see 'Hebrews Lex.,' <span class="accented">sub voce</span>), as "vaulted" or "roofed," with which Hitzig seems to agree; by the LXX., whom Bottcher and Ewald follow, <span class="greek">μικρά</span>, equal to con<span class="accented">tracts</span>; by Kliefoth, "uncovered;" by Havernick, "firm," "strongly built;" by Smend," separated;" by Hengstenberg and Schroder, after the Talmudists (<span class="accented">fumum exhalantia</span>), "smoking" or "made with chimneys" (Authorized Version margin); but is probably best rendered by the Revised Version, Keil, Currey, after Gesenius ('Thesaurus,' p. 1213), "enclosed," meaning <span class="accented">muris cineta et januis elausa</span>. According to the last clause of ver. 22, <span class="cmt_word">these four corners were of one measure</span>; or, <span class="accented">one measure</span> was <span class="accented">to the four cut-away places</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> corners, <span class="hebrew">מְהֻקְצָעות</span> being the hoph. participle of <span class="hebrew">קָצַע</span>, "to cut off." This last word is omitted in the LXX. and the Vulgate, Hitzig, and Smend, the <span class="accented">puncta extraordinaria</span> showing that the Massorites regarded it as suspicious. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then he brought me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the outer</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥî·ṣō·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2435.htm">Strong's 2435: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, wall side, exterior, secular</span><br /><br /><span class="word">court</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחָצֵר֙</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and led me around to</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֣עֲבִירֵ֔נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֖עַת</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corners,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְצוֹעֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(miq·ṣō·w·‘ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4740.htm">Strong's 4740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A corner buttress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a separate court</span><br /><span class="heb">חָצֵר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in each of its</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָצֵ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corners.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִקְצֹ֣עַ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miq·ṣō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4740.htm">Strong's 4740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A corner buttress</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Ezekiel 46:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 46:21 Then he brought me forth into (Ezek. 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