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it was five hundred cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He measured the east side with his measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring rod: five hundred rods by the measuring rod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed 500 reeds by the measuring reed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred rods by the measuring rod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side with a measuring rod; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side with a measuring rod; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He used his measuring stick to measure the east side of this wall; it was 250 meters long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He measured the east side with a measuring stick. It was 875 feet long according to the measuring stick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He took the measuring rod and measured the east side, and it was 840 feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He measured the east side at 500 reeds, according to the length of the measuring stick, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed eight hundred sixty-one feet three inches, with the measuring reed all around. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed all around.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He measured the wind of the east with the reed of measure, five-hundred reeds, by the reed of measure round about.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he measured toward the east with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then he measured facing the east wind with the measuring reed: five hundred reeds with the measuring reed throughout the course.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side, five hundred cubits by his measuring rod. Then he turned<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred cubits by the measuring reed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He measured the east side, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he measured to the east wind on a measuring reed, five hundred reeds<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he stood behind the gate looking eastward, and measured five hundred <i>cubits</i> with the measuring reed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/42-16.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=12931" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/42.htm">Outer Measurements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15</span>Now when the man had finished measuring the interior of the temple area, he led me out by the gate that faced east, and he measured the area all around: <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><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.">With a measuring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: biq·nêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: mā·ḏaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">he measured</a> <a href="/hebrew/6921.htm" title="6921: haq·qā·ḏîm (Art:: N-ms) -- East, east wind. Or qadim; from qadam; the fore or front part; hence the East.">the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš- (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">to be five</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ʾē·mōṯ (Number-fpc) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: qā·nîm (N-mp) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: biq·nêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam."></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."></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.">long.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>He measured the north side to be five hundred cubits long.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. / “Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3-5</a></span><br />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.” / And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Ezekiel 45:2</a></span><br />Within this area there is to be a section for the sanctuary 500 cubits square, with 50 cubits around it for open land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2-3</a></span><br />The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. / The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-18.htm">Exodus 27:18</a></span><br />The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-4.htm">Numbers 35:4-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-7.htm">Amos 7:7-8</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-16.htm">Zechariah 1:16</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Ezekiel 48:30-35</a></span><br />“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, / the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi. / On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.</p><p class="hdg">side [heb] wind </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3</a></b></br> And he brought me thither, and, behold, <i>there was</i> a man, whose appearance <i>was</i> like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-1.htm">Zechariah 2:1</a></b></br> I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1,2</a></b></br> And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-12.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-8.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-17.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Measuring-Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-8.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Side</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-1.htm">East</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Five</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Measuring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Measuring-Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Reeds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-17.htm">Side</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">The chambers for the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-13.htm">The use thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/42-15.htm">The measures of the outward court</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/42.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/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>With a measuring rod</b><br>The use of a measuring rod in biblical texts often signifies the act of measuring for the purpose of establishing boundaries or divine order. In Ezekiel's vision, the measuring rod symbolizes God's precise standards and the importance of adhering to His divine plan. This imagery is also seen in <a href="/revelation/11.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>, where a measuring rod is used to measure the temple of God, indicating a connection between Ezekiel's vision and the eschatological themes in Revelation.<p><b>he measured the east side</b><br>The east side holds significant symbolic meaning in biblical literature. The east is often associated with the direction from which God's glory appears, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/43-2.htm">Ezekiel 43:2</a>, where the glory of the God of Israel comes from the east. This direction is also linked to the Garden of Eden, which was planted in the east (<a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8</a>), and the return of Christ, who is prophesied to come from the east (<a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a>). Measuring the east side may symbolize the preparation for the return of God's presence.<p><b>to be five hundred cubits long</b><br>The measurement of five hundred cubits is significant in the context of the temple vision. A cubit, traditionally the length from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, is approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters. The specific measurement of five hundred cubits indicates a large, defined space, emphasizing the grandeur and holiness of the temple area. This measurement reflects the perfection and completeness of God's design, as the number five hundred can symbolize completeness in biblical numerology. The detailed measurements throughout Ezekiel's vision highlight the importance of order and precision in God's plans.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of the new temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_vision.htm">The Temple Vision</a></b><br>This chapter is part of a larger vision (Ezekiel 40-48) where Ezekiel is shown a new temple, symbolizing God's presence and future restoration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measuring_rod.htm">The Measuring Rod</a></b><br>A tool used by the angelic figure guiding Ezekiel to measure the dimensions of the temple, symbolizing precision and divine order.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_east_side.htm">The East Side</a></b><br>Represents one of the four cardinal directions of the temple's outer court, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of God's plan.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cubit.htm">The Cubit</a></b><br>An ancient unit of measurement, approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters, used to convey the temple's dimensions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_precision_and_order.htm">God's Precision and Order</a></b><br>God's plans are precise and intentional, as seen in the detailed measurements of the temple. This reflects His nature as a God of order, not chaos.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_measurement.htm">Symbolism of Measurement</a></b><br>The act of measuring signifies God's ownership and authority over His creation. It reminds us that our lives are under His divine measurement and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a></b><br>The vision of the temple offers hope for restoration and renewal. It encourages believers to trust in God's promises for future restoration, both spiritually and physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_worship.htm">Holiness and Worship</a></b><br>The temple's design emphasizes holiness and the importance of worship. Believers are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and prioritize worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple symbolizes God's presence among His people. It serves as a reminder that God desires to dwell with us and be central in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_42_fit_ancient_jerusalem.htm">How can the vast space described in Ezekiel 42 be reconciled with the known geographical and historical realities of ancient Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_temple_sizes_differ.htm">Given Ezekiel 42:15–20 lists precise measurements, how do we explain discrepancies with other ancient Near Eastern temple dimensions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_45_1-6_lands_align_today.htm">How do the extensive land measurements in Ezekiel 45:1-6 align with known geography, given no historical proof of such boundaries?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">With the measuring reed.--</span>According to <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 40:5</a> the reed was six cubits long; 500 reeds therefore, the measure of each side of the square, was 3,000 cubits, or about 5,000 feet = nearly a mile. Of course such a space, quite as large as was ever enclosed by the walls of ancient Jerusalem, would have been impossible upon the hill of Moriah, and various efforts have been made by some of the commentators to reduce the size; but the use of the reed as the unit of measurement is decisive. The objection to the size is without value, as Keil well says, "for the simple reason that in Ezekiel 45, 48 there follow still further statements concerning the separation of the sanctuary from the rest of the land, which are in perfect harmony with this, and show most indisputably that the Temple seen by Ezekiel was not to have its seat in the ancient Jerusalem;" nor, it may be added, in any other earthly locality. It is a vision not designed to have a material realisation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Five hundred reeds</span>. Ewald, Hitzig, and Smend, with others, following the LXX., regard this wall as that of the outer court, and change the "reeds" into "cubits;" but the majority of expositors adhere to the text, and understand the wall to be that of a great quadrangle which encompassed the whole structure, or the outer court and all within. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/42-16.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">With a measuring</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּדָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rod</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּקְנֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(biq·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he measured</span><br /><span class="heb">מָדַ֛ד</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḏaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the east</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6921.htm">Strong's 6921: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fore, front part, the East</span><br /><br /><span class="word">side</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֥וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(rū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[to be] five</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mêš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hundred</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">קָנִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(qā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[long].</span><br /><span class="heb">סָבִֽיב׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḇîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circle, neighbour, environs, around</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/42-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:16 He measured on the east side (Ezek. 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