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It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the arches thereof <i>were</i> toward the utter court; and palm trees <i>were</i> upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it <i>had</i> eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees <i>were</i> on its gateposts, and going up to it <i>were</i> eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And its porches <i>were</i> toward the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations <i>were</i> on its side pillars, and its stairway <i>had</i> eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Its porches were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And its porches <i>were</i> toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments <i>were</i> on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Its porches <i>were</i> toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments <i>were</i> on its side pillars, and its stairway <i>had</i> eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Its porches faced the outer courtyard; and palm tree decorations were [carved] on its side pillars, and its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its portico faced the outer court, and its jambs were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof: and the ascent to it had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The entrance room of this gate faced the outer courtyard, and carvings of palm trees decorated the walls of the passageway. Eight steps led up to this gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The entrance halls faced the outer courtyard. Pictures of palm trees were carved on the recessed walls, and eight steps led up to each gateway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Its entrance room faced the other courtyard, and palm trees were carved on the walls along the passageway. Eight steps led up to this gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Its porches faced the outer court, and decorative palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the porches of it faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And its arches were towards the outer court; and palm-trees were upon its posts: and the ascent to it had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and its arches [are] toward the outer court, and palm-trees [are] on its posts, and eight steps [are] its ascent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and its arches are unto the outer court, and palm-trees are unto its posts, and eight steps are its ascent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And its projections to the enclosure without; and palm trees to its post: and its going up, eight steps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the porch thereof to the outward court, and the palm trees thereof in the front: and there were eight steps to go up to It. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And its vestibule was toward the outer court, and its palm trees were at the front. And there were eight steps to ascend to it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Its vestibule faced the outer court; palms decorated its posts, and its stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its pilasters, and its stairway had eight steps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the arches of the outer court had palm trees upon them; and the stairway had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the porches of the outer courtyard had palm trees by them, and their eight steps<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the arches thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof; and the going up to it had eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />from the porch to the outer court: and <i>there were</i> palm-trees to the post <i>thereof</i>, and eight steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-31.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=12247" 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/40.htm">The Gates of the Inner Court</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.) <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/361.htm" title="361: wə·ʾē·lam·må̄w (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A porch. Or;elam; or ielammah; probably from 'ayil; a pillar-space, i.e. A pale.">Its portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">faced</a> <a href="/hebrew/2435.htm" title="2435: ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·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: ḥā·ṣêr (N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">court,</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ʾē·lō (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">and its side pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/8561.htm" title="8561: wə·ṯi·mō·rîm (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Palm (tree) figure. (plural o or timmorah; from the same root as tamar; A palm-like pilaster.">were decorated with palm trees.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8083.htm" title="8083: šə·mō·w·neh (Number-fs) -- Or shmowneh; feminine shmonah; or shmownah; apparently from shamen through the idea of plumpness; a cardinal number, eight; also eighth.">Eight</a> <a href="/hebrew/4609.htm" title="4609: ū·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Feminine of ma'aleh; elevation, i.e. The act, or the condition; specifically a climactic progression.">steps</a> <a href="/hebrew/4608.htm" title="4608: ma·ʿă·lō (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An ascent. From alah; an elevation, i.e. acclivity or platform; abstractly a rise or priority.">led up to it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.…<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="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-13</a></span><br />The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.<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="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-25.htm">Revelation 21:25</a></span><br />Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Revelation 21:21</a></span><br />And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-19.htm">Revelation 21:19-20</a></span><br />The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-24.htm">Revelation 21:24</a></span><br />By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a></span><br />But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a></span><br />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/6-36.htm">1 Kings 6:36</a></span><br />Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-12.htm">1 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">2 Chronicles 3:4</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.</p><p class="hdg">and palm</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Ezekiel 40:26,34</a></b></br> And <i>there were</i> seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof <i>were</i> before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof… </p><p class="hdg">eight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Ezekiel 40:22,26,34,37</a></b></br> And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, <i>were</i> after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof <i>were</i> before them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Arches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Ascent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Decorated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-7.htm">Nearest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Palm-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Porches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-28.htm">Square</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-37.htm">Stairway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-29.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-30.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Arches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Ascent</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Decorated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Faced</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Jambs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Nearest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Palm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Palm-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Porches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Square</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Stairway</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Tree</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm">Utter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-33.htm">Vestibule</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-34.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</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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In Ezekiel's vision, the portico facing the outer court symbolizes accessibility and openness, inviting worshippers to approach the holy place. This orientation towards the outer court emphasizes the inclusivity of God's presence, extending an invitation to all who seek Him. The outer court itself represents the area where the general populace could gather, contrasting with the inner courts reserved for priests, thus highlighting the accessibility of God's grace to all believers.<p><b>and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees</b><br>Palm trees are a recurring motif in biblical imagery, often symbolizing victory, peace, and eternal life. In the context of the temple vision, the decoration of the side pillars with palm trees may signify the triumph of God's kingdom and the peace that comes from His rule. This imagery connects to other scriptural references, such as the palm branches used during the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/leviticus/23-40.htm">Leviticus 23:40</a>) and Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem (<a href="/john/12-13.htm">John 12:13</a>), where palm branches were laid before Him. The use of palm trees in the temple's design underscores the hope and promise of restoration and eternal life through God's covenant.<p><b>Eight steps led up to it</b><br>The number eight in biblical numerology often signifies new beginnings and resurrection. In the context of Ezekiel's temple vision, the eight steps leading up to the portico may symbolize a new era of worship and a renewed relationship between God and His people. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the new covenant established through Jesus Christ, who offers a path to spiritual renewal and eternal life. The ascent of the steps represents the believer's journey towards holiness and closer communion with God, reflecting the transformative power of faith and obedience.<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 receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40</a> is a prophetic and symbolic representation of God's presence and future restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/outer_court.htm">Outer Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex, the outer court is accessible to the people and represents a place of worship and gathering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/palm_decorations.htm">Palm Decorations</a></b><br>Symbolic of beauty, victory, and peace, palms are used in the temple's design, reflecting God's majesty and the hope of restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/eight_steps.htm">Eight Steps</a></b><br>The steps leading up to the temple portico symbolize ascension and approach to holiness, indicating a journey towards God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple in Ezekiel's vision symbolizes God's desire to dwell among His people and the hope of restoration. It reminds us of the importance of God's presence in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/approaching_holiness.htm">Approaching Holiness</a></b><br>The eight steps signify a deliberate approach to God's holiness. In our spiritual journey, we must be intentional in drawing near to God through prayer, worship, and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_and_peace.htm">Victory and Peace</a></b><br>The palm decorations remind us of the victory and peace found in Christ. As believers, we are called to live in the victory of Christ's resurrection and share His peace with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>The temple's design reflects God's unchanging plan and purpose throughout history. We can trust in God's faithfulness and His ultimate plan for redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</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/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/is_ezekiel_44's_temple_purely_symbolic.htm">Ezekiel 44's temple regulations appear highly specific, yet no archaeological site conclusively matches this description--could this be evidence the prophecy was purely symbolic or never fulfilled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_authored_the_books_of_the_bible.htm">Who authored the books of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">Utter</span> = Outer, and so in <a href="/ezekiel/40-37.htm" title="And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were on the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.">Ezekiel 40:37</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm" title="Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.">Ezekiel 42:1</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm" title="Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.">Ezekiel 42:3</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm" title="And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.">Ezekiel 42:7</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/42-14.htm" title="When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.">Ezekiel 42:14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/44-19.htm" title="And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.">Ezekiel 44:19</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/46-20.htm" title="Then said he to me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.">Ezekiel 46:20-21</a>. In old English <span class= "ital">utter</span> and <span class= "ital">outer</span> appear to have been often interchanged. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-31.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">Its portico</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵלַמָּ֗ו‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·lam·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_361.htm">Strong's 361: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pillar-space, a pale</span><br /><br /><span class="word">faced</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">הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·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">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">and its side pillars</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵילָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were decorated with palm trees.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִמֹרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯi·mō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8561.htm">Strong's 8561: </a> </span><span class="str2">A palm-like pilaster</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eight</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוֹנֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mō·w·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8083.htm">Strong's 8083: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cardinal number, eight, eighth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">steps</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַעֲל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4609.htm">Strong's 4609: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression</span><br /><br /><span class="word">led up to it.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4608.htm">Strong's 4608: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation, acclivity, platform, a rise, priority</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-31.htm">Ezekiel 40:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/40-31.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:31 The arches of it were toward (Ezek. 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