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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple area, he led me out by the east gate and measured the area all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When the man had finished measuring the inside of the Temple area, he led me out through the east gateway to measure the entire perimeter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and measured the temple area all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect <i>is</i> toward the east, and measured it round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east, and measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by way of the gate which faced east, and measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faced toward the east, and measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he had finished measuring the inner house; he brought me out by the way of the gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out toward the gate which faced east and measured the outer area all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he finished measuring inside the temple complex, he led me out by way of the gate that faced east and measured all around the complex.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he finished measuring inside the temple complex, he led me out by way of the gate that faced east and measured all around the complex. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the man had finished measuring the buildings inside the temple area, he took me back through the east gate and measured the wall around this area. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the man had finished measuring the inner part of the temple area, he led me out through the east gate. Then he measured all the way around the outer area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the man had finished measuring inside the Temple area, he took me out through the east gate and then measured the outside of the area. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the east-facing gate and measured it all around. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth towards the gate whose prospect is towards the east, and measured it around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faces toward the east, and measured it all around. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he has finished the measurements of the inner house, and has brought me forth the way of the gate whose front [is] eastward, and he has measured it all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he hath finished the measurements of the inner house, and hath brought me forth the way of the gate whose front is eastward, and he hath measured it all round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he finished the measure of the inner house, and he brought me forth the way of the gate whose face the way of the east, and he measured it round about, round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate that looked toward the east: and he measured it on every side round about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had completed measuring the inner house, he led me out along the way of the gate that looked toward the way of the east. And he measured it on every side all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he brought me out by way of the gate facing east and measured all around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faces east, and measured the temple area all around.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he took me out toward the gate that looks toward the east, and he measured it round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he finished the measurements of the inner house and he brought me to the way of the gate that faces to the East and he measured it as a circle<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the measurement of the house within was accomplished: and he brought me forth by the way of the gate that looks eastward, and measured the plan of the house round about in order.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-15.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=12920" 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/42.htm">Outer Measurements</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wə·ḵil·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">Now when the man had finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: mid·dō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">measuring</a> <a href="/hebrew/6442.htm" title="6442: hap·pə·nî·mî (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Inner. From paniym; interior.">the interior</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple area,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hō·w·ṣî·’a·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">he led me out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·ša·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">faced</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: haq·qā·ḏîm (Art:: N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">east,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: ū·mə·ḏā·ḏōw (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">and he measured the area</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sā·ḇîḇ (Adv) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">around:</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.…<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="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a></span><br />And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-13.htm">Ezekiel 41:13-15</a></span><br />Then he measured the temple to be a hundred cubits long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. / The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits. / Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10-12</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure the plan, / and if they are ashamed of all they have done, then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes, forms, and laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out. / This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">Ezekiel 45:1-6</a></span><br />“When you divide the land by lot as an inheritance, you are to set aside a portion for the LORD, a holy portion of the land 25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits wide. This entire tract of land will be holy. / Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land. / From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Ezekiel 48:8-20</a></span><br />Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary. / The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. / This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a></span><br />The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. / The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. / And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Isaiah 54:2</a></span><br />“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2-3</a></span><br />The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-22</a></span><br />He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. / He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. / For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-19</a></span><br />You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts. / Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.</p><p class="hdg">measuring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Ezekiel 41:2-5,15</a></b></br> And the breadth of the door <i>was</i> ten cubits; and the sides of the door <i>were</i> five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits… </p><p class="hdg">gate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Ezekiel 40:6</a></b></br> Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, <i>which was</i> one reed broad; and the other threshold <i>of the gate, which was</i> one reed broad.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">East</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Enclosure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-4.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/songs/3-10.htm">Interior</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-15.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">Measurements</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-46.htm">Prospect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-19.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-12.htm">Area</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">East</a> <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Enclosure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-23.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-5.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/acts/19-1.htm">Interior</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Led</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Measurements</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Prospect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">The chambers for the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">The use thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">The measures of the outward court</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'; 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The act of measuring signifies God's precise plan and order, reflecting His holiness and the importance of the temple as a place of divine presence. The temple's measurements symbolize God's perfect standards and the restoration of Israel. This vision occurs during the Babylonian exile, offering hope of future restoration.<p><b>he led me out by the gate that faced east</b><br>The east gate holds significant symbolism in biblical texts. It is associated with the glory of God entering the temple (<a href="/ezekiel/43.htm">Ezekiel 43:1-5</a>) and is traditionally the direction from which the Messiah is expected to come. The eastward orientation also connects to the Garden of Eden, where cherubim guarded the way to the tree of life from the east (<a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a>). This direction signifies new beginnings and divine encounters.<p><b>and he measured the area all around</b><br>The act of measuring the area all around emphasizes God's sovereignty and the comprehensive nature of His plans. It indicates the thoroughness of God's judgment and restoration. This measurement can be seen as a prophetic assurance of God's protection and the establishment of His kingdom. It also reflects the biblical theme of God as the divine architect, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>, where the New Jerusalem is measured.<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 detailed vision of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple in Ezekiel chapters 40-48 represents a future idealized temple, symbolizing God's presence and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_measuring_rod.htm">The Man with the Measuring Rod</a></b><br>A divine figure, possibly an angel, who guides Ezekiel through the vision and measures the temple, symbolizing God's order and precision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_east_gate.htm">The East Gate</a></b><br>One of the gates of the temple, significant for its orientation towards the rising sun, symbolizing hope and new beginnings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_process.htm">The Measuring Process</a></b><br>Represents God's meticulous attention to detail and His sovereign plan for restoration and order.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_order.htm">God's Sovereignty and Order</a></b><br>The detailed measurements of the temple emphasize God's sovereignty and His orderly nature. Believers can trust in God's precise plans for their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_east_gate.htm">Symbolism of the East Gate</a></b><br>The east gate's orientation towards the sunrise symbolizes hope and renewal. Christians are encouraged to look towards Christ, the "Sun of Righteousness," for new beginnings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_god's_presence.htm">Holiness and God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple vision underscores the holiness required to approach God. Believers are called to live holy lives, set apart for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>The vision of the temple represents God's promise of restoration. In times of despair, Christians can find hope in God's redemptive plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_spiritual_life.htm">Attention to Detail in Spiritual Life</a></b><br>Just as God is meticulous in His plans, believers are encouraged to be diligent and attentive in their spiritual disciplines and walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_temple_sizes_differ.htm">Given Ezekiel 42:15–20 lists precise measurements, how do we explain discrepancies with other ancient Near Eastern temple dimensions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_and_1_kings'_temples_differ.htm">What explains inconsistencies between the Temple vision in Ezekiel 40 and other biblical Temple descriptions, such as in 1 Kings 6-7?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">The inner house.--</span>This expression is here evidently used neither of the Holy of Holies, nor of the whole Temple building exclusively, but of all that had been measured, all that was included within the wall of the outer court. The prophet is led out from this by the eastern gate to measure a much larger space around it. It is not said in what part of this space the Temple with its courts was situated; but, for the reason given in <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm" title="He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.">Ezekiel 42:20</a>, it is to be supposed that it was in the centre.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-20.</span> <span class="accented">- The temple precincts</span>. The seer's guide, having completed his measurement of the house with its courts, proceeds to measure its encompassing wall, for this purpose conducting the prophet out by the east gate, and measuring, first the east, next the north, thirdly the south, and lastly the west wall, each five hundred reeds in length, or three thousand cubits, so that the entire area of the quadrangle amounted to 3000 × 3000 = 9,000,000 square cubits, equivalent to 2,250,000 square yards. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The inner house</span> was not the temple as distinguished from its courts, but the temple with its courts, which lay within the wall about to be measured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-15.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">Now when [the man] had finished</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִלָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵil·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">measuring</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדּוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the interior</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפְּנִימִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pə·nî·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6442.htm">Strong's 6442: </a> </span><span class="str2">Interior</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the temple area,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֣יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he led me out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהוֹצִיאַ֙נִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hō·w·ṣî·’a·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - 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">by</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gate</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּׁ֔עַר</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">faced</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(pā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּדִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he measured [the area]</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְדָד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ḏā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִ֥יב ׀</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><br /><span class="word">around:</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Ezekiel 42:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:15 Now when he had made an end (Ezek. 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