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They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. <a href="/nlt/revelation/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months. <a href="/esv/revelation/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/bsb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And leave out the courtyard outside the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given up to the nations, and they will trample upon the holy city forty and two months. <a href="/kjv/revelation/11.htm">King James Bible</a> But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/11.htm">New King James Version</a> But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Leave out the courtyard which is outside the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations; and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/nasb/revelation/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/lsb/revelation/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And leave out the court which is outside the sanctuary and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city under foot for forty-two months. <a href="/amp/revelation/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But leave out the court [of the Gentiles] which is outside the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles (the nations); and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months (three and one-half years). <a href="/csb/revelation/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But exclude the courtyard outside the sanctuary. Don&#8217t measure it, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. <a href="/asv/revelation/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. <a href="/cev/revelation/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for 42 months. <a href="/erv/revelation/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. <a href="/gwt/revelation/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But do not measure the temple courtyard. Leave that out, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. <a href="/gnt/revelation/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> But do not measure the outer courts, because they have been given to the heathen, who will trample on the Holy City for forty-two months. <a href="/isv/revelation/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> But don't measure the courtyard outside the Temple. Leave that out, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the Holy City for 42 months. <a href="/msb/revelation/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/revelation/11.htm">NET Bible</a> But do not measure the outer courtyard of the temple; leave it out, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/nheb/revelation/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months. <a href="/wbt/revelation/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But the court which is without the temple, leave out, and measure it not; for it is given to the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. <a href="/wey/revelation/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But as for the court which is outside the sanctuary, pass it over. Do not measure it; for it has been given to the Gentiles, and for forty-two months they will trample the holy city under foot. <a href="/web/revelation/11.htm">World English Bible</a> Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don’t measure it, for it has been given to the nations. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and leave out the court that is outside the temple, and you may not measure it, because it was given to the nations, and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months; <a href="/blb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And leave out the courtyard outside the temple, and do not measure it, because it has been given up to the nations, and they will trample upon the holy city forty and two months. <a href="/ylt/revelation/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the court that is without the sanctuary leave out, and thou mayest not measure it, because it was given to the nations, and the holy city they shall tread down forty-two months; <a href="/slt/revelation/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the court-yard that without the temple throw out, and thou mayest not measure it: for it was given to the nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But the court, which is without the temple, cast out, and measure it not: because it is given unto the Gentiles, and the holy city they shall tread under foot two and forty months: <a href="/cpdv/revelation/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But the atrium, which is outside of the temple, set it aside and do not measure it, because it has been given over to the Gentiles. And they shall trample upon the Holy City for forty-two months. <a href="/nabre/revelation/11.htm">New American Bible</a> But exclude the outer court of the temple; do not measure it, for it has been handed over to the Gentiles, who will trample the holy city for forty-two months. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample over the holy city for forty-two months.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But leave out the outer court of the temple, and do not anoint it; for it has been given to the Gentiles; and they shall tread the holy city under foot for forty and two months. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And the inner court of the Temple leave out and do not measure it, because that is given to the Gentiles, and they will trample The Holy City 42 months.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But the court that is without the temple leave out, and measure it not: for it is given to the Gentiles, and the holy city they shall tread under foot forty-two months. <a href="/godbey/revelation/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the outer court of the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles: and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months. <a href="/haweis/revelation/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But the exterior court of the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles: and they shall trample under foot the holy city forty-two months. <a href="/mace/revelation/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but don't measure the court which is without; for it is given to the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they trample under foot two and forty months. <a href="/wey/revelation/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But as for the court which is outside the sanctuary, pass it over. Do not measure it; for it has been given to the Gentiles, and for forty-two months they will trample the holy city under foot. <a href="/worrell/revelation/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the court which is without the temple leave without, and measure it not; because it was given to the gentiles, and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months. <a href="/worsley/revelation/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But leave the outer court of the temple, and measure it not, for it is given to the gentiles: and they shall trample on the holy city forty two months. <a href="/parallel/revelation/11-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2119" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/11.htm">The Two Witnesses</a> 1Then 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. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">But</a> <a href="/greek/1544.htm" title="1544: ekbale (V-AMA-2S) -- To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject.">exclude</a> <a href="/greek/1855.htm" title="1855: exōthen (Adv) -- (a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside. From exo; external(-ly)."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/833.htm" title="833: aulēn (N-AFS) -- From the same as aer; a yard; by implication, a mansion.">courtyard</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1855.htm" title="1855: exōthen (Adv) -- (a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside. From exo; external(-ly).">outside</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naou (N-GMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">Do not</a> <a href="/greek/3354.htm" title="3354: metrēsēs (V-ASA-2S) -- To measure (out), estimate. From metron; to measure; by implication, to admeasure.">measure</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edothē (V-AIP-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">it has been given over</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnesin (N-DNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">nations,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3961.htm" title="3961: patēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To tread, trample upon. From a derivative probably of paio; to trample.">they will trample</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagian (Adj-AFS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city</a> <a href="/greek/5062.htm" title="5062: tesserakonta (Adj-AMP) -- Forty. The decade of tessares; forty.">for 42</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1417.htm" title="1417: dyo (Adj-AMP) -- Two. A primary numeral; two."></a> <a href="/greek/3376.htm" title="3376: mēnas (N-AMP) -- A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month.">months.</a> 3And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25</a> He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time. <a href="/daniel/9-27.htm">Daniel 9:27</a> And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.” <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a> And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.” <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a> So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a> For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Ezekiel 40:2-5</a> In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city. / So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. / “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.” ... <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20</a> So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3-4</a> Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. / He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. <a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">Daniel 8:13-14</a> Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to be trampled?” / He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored.” <a href="/daniel/12-11.htm">Daniel 12:11</a> And from the time the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation set up, there will be 1,290 days. <a href="/isaiah/63-18.htm">Isaiah 63:18</a> For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. <a href="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a> Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. <a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Jeremiah 7:14</a> therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. <a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a> “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given to the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.the court.<a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17-20</a> Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement… <a href="/ezekiel/42-20.htm">Ezekiel 42:20</a> 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.leave out.<a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1-18:24</a> And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy… <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a> A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.<a href="/lamentations/1-10.htm">Lamentations 1:10</a> The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.and the.<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a> And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.<a href="/revelation/22-19.htm">Revelation 22:19</a> And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.<a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Isaiah 48:2</a> For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.tread.<a href="/daniel/7-19.htm">Daniel 7:19</a> Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;<a href="/daniel/8-10.htm">Daniel 8:10,24,25</a> And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them… <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Matthew 5:13</a> Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.forty.<a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3,11</a> And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth… <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a> And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.<a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Revelation 13:5</a> And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/james/2-6.htm">Court</a> <a href="/galatians/4-17.htm">Exclude</a> <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/revelation/10-2.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-13.htm">Forty-Two</a> <a href="/3_john/1-7.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/revelation/9-10.htm">Months</a> <a href="/revelation/10-11.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-8.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Trample</a> <a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Tread</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/50-4.htm">Court</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Exclude</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Forty-Two</a> <a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Months</a> <a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">Trample</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Tread</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 11</div>1. <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">The two witnesses prophesy.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">They have power to shut heaven so that it rain not.</a> 7. <a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">The beast shall fight against them, and kill them.</a> 8. <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">They lie unburied;</a> 11. <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">and after three and a half days rise again.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">The second woe is past.</a> 15. <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">The seventh trumpet sounds.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/revelation/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. In the context of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the courtyard refers to the outer court, also known as the Court of the Gentiles. This area was accessible to non-Jews, symbolizing the separation between Jews and Gentiles in worship practices. The instruction to exclude this area from measurement suggests a distinction between what is considered holy and what is not. This exclusion may symbolize the temporary nature of Gentile dominion over sacred spaces, reflecting the tension between the sacred and the profane.Do not measure it, The act of measuring in biblical terms often signifies ownership, protection, or judgment. By instructing not to measure the courtyard, it implies that this area is not under divine protection or ownership in the same way as the inner temple. This can be seen as a symbolic act indicating that the outer court is not part of the divine plan for preservation, possibly foreshadowing judgment or desecration.because it has been given over to the nations, The phrase "given over to the nations" indicates a period where Gentile powers have control or influence over the holy city. Historically, Jerusalem has been under the control of various empires, including the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. This phrase may also allude to the times of the Gentiles mentioned in <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a>, where Jesus speaks of Jerusalem being trampled by Gentiles until their time is fulfilled. It reflects a period of Gentile dominance over Jerusalem, which is part of the prophetic timeline.and they will trample the holy city The imagery of trampling suggests desecration and oppression. The holy city, Jerusalem, holds significant religious importance as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the temple. The trampling by the nations can be seen as a period of persecution and suffering for the Jewish people and the city itself. This aligns with historical events such as the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD and can also be interpreted as a future prophetic event.for 42 months. The period of 42 months, equivalent to 3.5 years, is a significant timeframe in biblical prophecy, often associated with tribulation and testing. This duration is mentioned in other prophetic contexts, such as the ministry of the two witnesses in <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3</a> and the persecution of the woman in <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm">Revelation 12:6</a>. It corresponds to the "time, times, and half a time" in <a href="/daniel/7-25.htm">Daniel 7:25 and 12</a>:7, symbolizing a limited period of suffering before divine intervention. This timeframe emphasizes the temporary nature of Gentile dominance and the eventual restoration of God's order.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> In the context of Revelation, the temple represents the dwelling place of God and His presence among His people. It is a central symbol of worship and divine authority. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_courtyard.htm">The Courtyard</a> The outer area of the temple, which in this passage, is not to be measured. It signifies a place that is accessible to all, including Gentiles, and is not part of the inner sanctum reserved for God's people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> Refers to the Gentiles or non-Jewish peoples. In this context, they are those who do not belong to the covenant community and are often seen as opposing God's purposes. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_city.htm">The Holy City</a> This is commonly understood to be Jerusalem, a city of great significance in biblical prophecy and history, representing God's chosen people and His covenant promises. 5. <a href="/topical/f/forty-two_months.htm">Forty-Two Months</a> A period often associated with tribulation and testing in biblical prophecy. It equates to three and a half years, a time frame that appears in various prophetic contexts.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a> The command not to measure the courtyard signifies God's control over what is sacred and what is given over to the nations. Believers can trust in God's sovereignty even when circumstances seem chaotic. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_tribulation.htm">Endurance in Tribulation</a> The forty-two months symbolize a period of trial. Christians are called to endure and remain faithful during times of persecution and hardship, knowing that God has a divine timeline. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a> The church, like the temple, is called to be a place of worship and witness. Believers should focus on maintaining the purity and sanctity of their spiritual lives, even when the world around them is in turmoil. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Understanding the prophetic timeline helps believers to see the unfolding of God's plan and encourages them to live with an eternal perspective.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 11</a> <a href="/q/what_does_42_months_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does 42 months symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_1,260-day_prophecy.htm">What does the 1,260-day prophecy in Revelation mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_the_temple.htm">What does the Bible say about the End Times Temple?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) But the court . . .--Translate, And the court which is outside the Temple cast out, and measure not it; because it was given to the nations (Gentiles): and they shall tread down the holy city forty and two months. The outer court--meaning, perhaps, all that lies outside the Temple itself--is to be omitted. A strong word is used; the words "leave out" are far too weak. He is not only not to measure it, but he is, in a sort, to pass it over, as though reckoned profane. The reason of this is that it was given to the Gentiles. Our Lord had said that Jerusalem should be trodden down of the Gentiles (<a href="/luke/21-24.htm" title="And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.">Luke 21:24</a>); the sacred seer catches the thought and the deeper significance. There is a treading down worse than that of the conqueror. It is the treading under of sacred things when the beast-power, or the world-power in men, tramples, like the swine, the pearls of grace under their feet, and turns fiercely upon those who gave them. Such an experience must the Church of Christ undergo. The shrine shall be safe, but the spirit of the nations, though nominally Christian, will be the spirit of Gentilism, worldliness, and even of violence. In the outer court of Church life there will be "the ebbing and flowing mass," who "sit in the way of knowledge," who "stand idle in the market-place," who have no oil in their lamps, and who indirectly pave the way for utter worldliness and practical heathenism. But there is a limit to this desecration: forty and two months it is to last. The same length of time is expressed in different forms throughout the book. Sometimes we have twelve hundred and sixty days, as in <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm" title="And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.">Revelation 11:3</a> and in <a href="/revelation/12-6.htm" title="And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and three score days.">Revelation 12:6</a>; at another time forty-two months, as here and in <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm" title="And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty and two months.">Revelation 13:5</a>. A similar period seems to be meant in <a href="/revelation/12-14.htm" title="And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.">Revelation 12:14</a>, where a time, times, and half a time is probably a way of expressing three years and a half; all three forms describe periods of the same length--not, of course, necessarily the same period. The idea is taken from Daniel, who uses such and similar expressions (<a href="/daniel/7-25.htm" title="And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.">Daniel 7:25</a>; <a href="/daniel/12-7.htm" title="And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was on the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.">Daniel 12:7</a>; <a href="/daniel/12-11.htm" title="And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.">Daniel 12:11</a>). This incorporation of the expressions used by Daniel is one of those hints which remind us that the laws and principles of God's government are the same in all ages: so that the principles which receive illustration in one set of historical events are likely to receive similar illustrations in after times; and that the prophecies of one era may contain seeds of fulfilments which spring to fruit in more than one age. Thus the words of Daniel were not exhausted in the age of Antiochus, nor the visions of the Apocalypse in the overthrow of any one nation or the corruptions of any one Church. So much may this constantly-recurring period of three years and a half, or forty-two months, or twelve hundred and sixty days, teach us. It is not needful, then, to take the period as an exact literal period. It is true that there have been some remarkable historical periods of this length, which various schools of interpreters have pointed out as the fulfilment of these prophecies; but there have been also remarkable blunders on the part of those who, forgetful of Christ's own warning, have tried to predict the year when certain prophecies will receive their accomplishments. It is true, also, that the future may bring us further light, and enable us to understand these descriptions of time better; but for the present, the period of forty and two months, the equivalent of three years and a half (the half of seven, the complete and divine number), is the symbol of a period limited in length, and under the control of Him who holds the seven stars and lives through the ages. It is the pilgrimage period of the Church, the period of the world's power, during which it seems to triumph; but the period of sackcloth (see <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm" title="And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and three score days, clothed in sackcloth.">Revelation 11:3</a>) and of suffering will not last forever. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles; it hath been given (Revised Version). Not merely "leave out," but "cast out." The "court which is without the temple" was entered only by Jews. It seems, therefore, here to signify part of the Church, but that part which is separated from the inner circle of true believers, and given over to the world, which is here symbolized by "the Gentiles." The Gentiles, the nations, throughout the Apocalypse, signifies either (1) all mankind whatsoever; or (2) that portion of mankind which is left when the true Church of God is withdrawn, and therefore which embraces the unrighteous part of mankind in contrast to the godly (cf. <a href="/revelation/2-26.htm">Revelation 2:26</a>; <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a>; <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a>; <a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Revelation 18:23</a>; 22:22). The latter is the signification here. And the holy city shall they tread underfoot. The holy city - Jerusalem - always in the Apocalypse the type of the Church. "They shall tread" need not necessarily refer to "the nations," though the context naturally leads to this signification; but it may be impersonal, amounting to no more than "the holy city shall be trodden underfoot." St. John seems to apply the words of our Lord concerning the literal Jerusalem to the description of the fate in store for the typical Jerusalem (cf. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a>). "The nations" are the instrument by which the Church is trodden underfoot, and the mention of the Gentiles in connection with the apostate portion of the Church leads to the description of the oppression of the faithful by the world. The seer is bidden to take courage by a contemplation of the numbers of those preserved by God, but is warned, nevertheless, not to expect from that fact immunity for the Church from the persecution of the world. Forty and two months. Καί, "and," is inserted contrary to the common practice when the larger number precedes (so also in <a href="/john/2-20.htm">John 2:20</a>; <a href="/john/5-5.htm">John 5:5</a>). This period of three years and a half is certainly symbolical. It is the half of seven years - a perfect number. It therefore denotes a broken, uncertain period; a space of time which is certainly finite, but the end of which is uncertain. This seems to point necessarily to the period of the world's existence during which the Church is to suffer oppression. This period is mentioned (1) in ver. 3 under the form of twelve hundred and sixty days, where it denotes the same period that is referred to here; . . . <a href="/commentaries/revelation/11-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[But] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. exclude ἔκβαλε (ekbale) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1544.htm">Strong's 1544: </a> To throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce. From ek and ballo; to eject. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. courtyard αὐλὴν (aulēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_833.htm">Strong's 833: </a> From the same as aer; a yard; by implication, a mansion. outside ἔξωθεν (exōthen) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_1855.htm">Strong's 1855: </a> (a) from outside, from without, (b) outside, both as adj. and prep; with article: the outside. From exo; external(-ly). the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. temple. ναοῦ (naou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple. {Do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. measure μετρήσῃς (metrēsēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3354.htm">Strong's 3354: </a> To measure (out), estimate. From metron; to measure; by implication, to admeasure. it, αὐτὴν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. it has been given [over] ἐδόθη (edothē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. nations, ἔθνεσιν (ethnesin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they will trample πατήσουσιν (patēsousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3961.htm">Strong's 3961: </a> To tread, trample upon. From a derivative probably of paio; to trample. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. holy ἁγίαν (hagian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. city πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. for 42 τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5062.htm">Strong's 5062: </a> Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. months. μῆνας (mēnas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3376.htm">Strong's 3376: </a> A (lunar) month. 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