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The length of the measuring rod in the man&#8217s hand was six long cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. He measured the wall; it was one measuring rod thick and one rod high. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> I could see a wall completely surrounding the Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that was 10 1 / 2 feet long and measured the wall, and the wall was 10 1 / 2 feet thick and 10 1 / 2 feet high. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> And behold, there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40.htm">King James Bible</a> And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/40.htm">New King James Version</a> Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man’s hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the man&#8217s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house of Yahweh all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And behold, there was a wall all around the outside [area] of the temple (house) [of the LORD], and in the man’s hand a measuring rod six cubits long (10.2 ft.), each cubit being longer than the standard one by a hand width. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one rod; and the height, one rod. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of twenty-one inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was 10 1 /2 feet, and its height was the same. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man&#8217s hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> And, behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The first thing I saw was an outer wall that completely surrounded the temple area. The man took his measuring stick, which was three meters long, and measured the wall; it was three meters high and three meters thick. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> And behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long, of a cubit and an handbreadth each: so he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I saw a wall that surrounded the temple. The man had a measuring stick that was 10 1/2 feet long. He measured the wall. It was 10 1/2 feet thick and 10 1/2 feet high. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> What I saw was the Temple, and there was a wall around it. The man took his measuring rod, which was 10 feet long, and measured the wall. It was 10 feet high and 10 feet thick. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> All of a sudden, we were at the exterior wall that completely surrounded the Temple. The man whom I had observed held a measuring reed that was six cubits long as measured in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth long. As he measured the thickness of the wall, he measured out one reed. Its height was also one reed. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/40.htm">NET Bible</a> I saw a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man's hand was a measuring stick 10 1/2 feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall as 10 1/2 feet, and its height as 10 1/2 feet. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man?s hand a measuring reed ten feet four inches (based on a standard eighteen inches plus three inches). So he measured the thickness of the building ten feet four inches, and the height ten feet four inches. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And behold a wall on the outside of the house around, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and a hand-breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed: and the hight, one reed. <a href="/web/ezekiel/40.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a hand width each. So he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And behold, a wall all around on the outside of the house, and a measuring-reed in the hand of the man, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measures the breadth of the building—one reed, and the height—one reed. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And lo, a wall on the outside of the house all round about, and in the hand of the man a measuring-reed, six cubits by a cubit and a handbreadth, and he measureth the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And behold a wall from without to the house round about, round about, and in the man's hand a reed of measure six cubits by the cubit, and a handbreadth: and he will measure the breadth of the building, one reed: and the height, one reed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And behold there was a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits and a handbreadth: and he measured the breadth of the building one reed, and the height one reed. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And behold, there was a wall outside of the house, encircling it all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring reed of six cubits and a palm. And he measured the width of the edifice with one reed; likewise, the height with one reed. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/40.htm">New American Bible</a> There an outer wall completely surrounded the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six cubits long, each cubit being a cubit plus a handbreadth; he measured the width of the structure, one rod, and its height, one rod. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple area. The length of the measuring reed in the man’s hand was six long cubits, each being a cubit and a handbreadth in length; so he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And behold, a wall round about the house, and in the man's hand a measuring reed six cubits and a hand breadth long; so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I saw a wall that encircled that house and a measuring reed in the hand of that man, and it was six cubits and a handbreadth, and he measured the width of the building, one reed, and its height, one reed<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long, of a cubit and a hand-breadth each; so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed, and the height, one reed. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And behold a wall round about the house without, and in the man's hand a reed, the measure of it was six cubits by the cubit, and a span: and he measured across the front wall; the breadth was equal to the reed, and the length of it equal to the reed. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/40-5.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/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11967" 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/ezekiel/40.htm">The East Gate</a> 5<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">And I saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·māh (N-fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">a wall</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.">surrounding</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: mi·ḥūṣ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·ba·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the temple area.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: ham·mid·dāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">Now the length of the measuring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: qə·nêh (N-msc) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">in the man’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ū·ḇə·yaḏ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš- (Number-fsc) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">was six long</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: bā·’am·māh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">(each measuring a cubit</a> <a href="/hebrew/2948.htm" title="2948: wā·ṭō·p̄aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A span, handbreadth. From taphach.">and a handbreadth),</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·māḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">and he measured</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/1146.htm" title="1146: hab·bin·yān (Art:: N-ms) -- A structure. From banah; an edifice.">the wall to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: qā·neh (N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-msc) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">thick</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">and one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: qā·neh (N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: wə·qō·w·māh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high.</a> 6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.…<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="/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15-17</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a> 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. <a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a> 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.” <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2-3</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a> 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. <a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9-18</a> 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. ... <a href="/exodus/38-9.htm">Exodus 38:9-20</a> Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen, / with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. / The north side was also a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases. The hooks and bands of the posts were silver. ... <a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4-5</a> The pasturelands around the cities you are to give the Levites will extend a thousand cubits from the wall on every side. / You are also to measure two thousand cubits outside the city on the east, two thousand on the south, two thousand on the west, and two thousand on the north, with the city in the center. These areas will serve as larger pasturelands for the cities. <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">1 Kings 7:15-22</a> 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. ... <a href="/2_kings/25-17.htm">2 Kings 25:17</a> Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall. The bronze capital atop one pillar was three cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its network, was similar. <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Jeremiah 52:21</a> Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick. <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a> 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. <a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7-9</a> This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand. / “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them: / The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.” <a href="/zechariah/1-16.htm">Zechariah 1:16</a> Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’ <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</a> 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. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.a wall<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.<a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a> As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.<a href="/isaiah/26-1.htm">Isaiah 26:1</a> In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.by<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a> For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.so he<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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-2.htm">Building</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-3.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-22.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Handbreadth</a> <a href="/psalms/39-5.htm">Hand-Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-5.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-5.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Six</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-21.htm">Thickness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-11.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Handbreadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Hand-Breadth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Six</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-9.htm">Thickness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-12.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 40</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">The description of the east gate of the outer court</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/40-20.htm">of the north gate</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/40-24.htm">of the south gate</a> 27. <a href="/ezekiel/40-27.htm">of the south gate of the inner court</a> 32. <a href="/ezekiel/40-32.htm">of the east gate</a> 35. <a href="/ezekiel/40-35.htm">and of the north gate</a> 39. <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Eight tables</a> 44. <a href="/ezekiel/40-44.htm">The chambers</a> 48. <a href="/ezekiel/40-48.htm">The porch of the house</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/ezekiel/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. The vision of a wall surrounding the temple signifies protection and separation, a common theme in biblical architecture. Walls in ancient times were crucial for defense and demarcation. In Ezekiel's vision, this wall symbolizes God's holiness and the separation of the sacred from the profane. The temple area represents God's dwelling place among His people, echoing the tabernacle and Solomon's temple. This imagery connects to <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</a>, where the New Jerusalem is described with a great, high wall, symbolizing divine protection and sanctity.Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), The measuring rod indicates precision and divine order. A cubit, an ancient unit of length, was typically the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, approximately 18 inches. A handbreadth adds about 3 inches, making a long cubit roughly 21 inches. The use of a specific measurement underscores the importance of exactness in God's plans. This precision reflects God's meticulous nature in creation and His covenant, as seen in the detailed instructions for the tabernacle in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-27</a>.and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high. The measurement of the wall as one rod thick and one rod high emphasizes the strength and sufficiency of God's protection. The rod, being a standard unit of measure, signifies completeness and stability. This measurement can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate protector and mediator between God and humanity. The wall's dimensions also suggest the impenetrable nature of God's kingdom, as echoed in <a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a>, where the mountains surround Jerusalem, symbolizing God's enduring protection for His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who was among the exiles in Babylon. He received visions from God, including the vision of the new temple. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_the_measuring_rod.htm">The Man with the Measuring Rod</a> A divine figure, possibly an angel, who guides Ezekiel through the vision and measures the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a> Represents separation and protection, marking the boundary of the sacred space of the temple. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_rod.htm">The Measuring Rod</a> A tool used to measure the temple, symbolizing precision and divine order.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_order_and_precision.htm">Divine Order and Precision</a> God's instructions are precise and purposeful. Just as the temple was measured with exactness, our lives should reflect God's order and holiness. <a href="/topical/s/separation_and_holiness.htm">Separation and Holiness</a> The wall signifies separation from the profane. As believers, we are called to be set apart, living lives that reflect God's holiness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_protection.htm">God's Presence and Protection</a> The temple and its wall symbolize God's presence and protection. We can trust in God's safeguarding of our spiritual lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_measurement.htm">Symbolism of Measurement</a> The act of measuring indicates God's ownership and care. We are reminded that our lives are under God's watchful eye and guidance. <a href="/topical/v/vision_and_hope_for_restoration.htm">Vision and Hope for Restoration</a> Ezekiel's vision provided hope for the exiles. Similarly, we can find hope in God's promises of restoration and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 40</a> <a href="/q/do_ezekiel_40_5-16_match_temple_finds.htm">How do the measurements in Ezekiel 40:5-16 align with archaeological evidence of any actual Temple structure? </a> <a href="/q/do_ezekiel_41_1-5_measurements_match_any_temple.htm">How do the specific measurements in Ezekiel 41 (particularly verses 1–5) align with any known historical or archaeological temple structure? </a> <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> <a href="/q/why_is_ezekiel_40's_temple_design_unique.htm">Why does Ezekiel 40 describe a Temple layout that differs so widely from known historical designs? </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>(5) By the cubit and an hand breadth.--The sense will be more clearly conveyed by reading, "each being a cubit and a hand-breadth," i.e., each of the six cubits which made up the reed was an ordinary cubit and a hand-breadth more. It is difficult or impossible to fix with precision the length of the cubit of Scripture, more especially as the value of the measure appears to have changed in the course of ages. In <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm" title="Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was three score cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.">2Chronicles 3:3</a> the measurements of Solomon's Temple are given "by cubits after the first [or ancient] measure." It appears, therefore, that the cubit in common use at the time of the compilation of that book (after the return from the captivity) was different from the standard Mosaic cubit. Ezekiel evidently intends to use the latter in his Temple measurements, and therefore adds "an hand breadth" to the common cubit. Different writers vary in their estimate of the length of the measure thus obtained from eighteen to twenty-four inches. By considering it twenty inches we shall have a convenient number for use, and cannot be far wrong. The "reed of six cubits" was therefore about ten feet long.The breadth of the building--i.e., the thickness of the wall surrounding the court. The length of this wall is not given until <a href="/ezekiel/40-47.htm" title="So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.">Ezekiel 40:47</a>. The thickness and height are made equal, evidently for the sake of the symmetry of the measures. (Comp. <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm" title="And the city lies foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.">Revelation 21:16</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5-27. - The outer court, with its gates and chambers: (1) the enclosing wall (ver. 5); (2) the east gate (ver. 5-16); (3) the outer court (ver. 17-19); . . . <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I saw וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! a wall חוֹמָ֛ה (ḥō·w·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> A wall of protection surrounding סָבִ֣יב ׀ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around the temple area. לַבַּ֖יִת (lab·ba·yiṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house Now the length of the measuring הַמִּדָּ֗ה (ham·mid·dāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute rod קְנֵ֣ה (qə·nêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam in the man’s הָאִ֜ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person hand וּבְיַ֨ד (ū·ḇə·yaḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand [was] six [long] שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> Six (a cardinal number) cubits אַמּ֤וֹת (’am·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base ([each measuring a] cubit בָּֽאַמָּה֙ (bā·’am·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a handbreadth), וָטֹ֔פַח (wā·ṭō·p̄aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2948.htm">Strong's 2948: </a> A spread of the hand, a palm-breadth, a corbel and he measured וַיָּ֜מָד (way·yā·māḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> To stretch, to measure, to be extended the [wall to be] הַבִּנְיָן֙ (hab·bin·yān) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1146.htm">Strong's 1146: </a> A structure one אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first rod קָנֶ֣ה (qā·neh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam thick רֹ֤חַב (rō·ḥaḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width [and] one אֶחָֽד׃ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first rod קָנֶ֥ה (qā·neh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam high. וְקוֹמָ֖ה (wə·qō·w·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> Height <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:5 Behold a wall on the outside (Ezek. 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