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Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court <i>there were</i> courts joined of forty <i>cubits</i> long and thirty broad: these four corners <i>were</i> of one measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court <i>were</i> enclosed courts, forty <i>cubits</i> long and thirty wide; all four corners <i>were</i> the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the courtyard <i>there were</i> enclosed courtyards, forty <i>cubits</i> long and thirty wide; these four in the corners <i>were</i> the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; these four in the corners were the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the four corners of the court <i>there were</i> enclosed courts, forty <i>cubits</i> long and thirty wide; these four in the corners <i>were</i> the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the four corners of the court <i>there were</i> enclosed courts, forty <i>cubits</i> long and thirty wide; these four in the corners <i>were</i> the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the courtyard <i>there were</i> enclosed courtyards, forty <i>cubits</i> long and thirty wide; these four in the corners were the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, 70 feet long by 52 1 /2 feet wide. All four corner areas had the same dimensions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, 70 feet long by 52 1/2 feet wide. All four corner areas had the same dimensions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were courts inclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At each corner I saw a smaller courtyard, 20 meters long and 15 meters wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The smaller courtyards that were in each of the four corners of the courtyard were 60 feet long and 45 feet wide. All four of the smaller courtyards in the corners of the courtyard were the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />all of them the same size; that is, each was 40 cubits long and 30 cubits wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the outer court there were enclosed courts, each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court were small courts, 70 feet in length and 52 1/2 feet in width; the four were all the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, sixty-eight feet eleven inches long and fifty-one feet eight inches broad: these four in the corners were of one measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, forty cubits long and thirty wide. These four in the corners were the same size. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court [are] enclosed courts, forty long and thirty broad, [with] one measure for the four corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the four corners of the court are perfume courts, forty long, and thirty broad, one measure is to the four corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the four angles of the enclosure, enclosures shut up, forty the length and thirty the breadth: one measure to these four angles.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court were little courts disposed, forty cubits long, and thirty broad, all the four were of one measure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />At the four corners of the court, little atriums were positioned, forty cubits in length, and thirty in width; each of the four were of the same measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In all four corners of the courtyard there were courts set off, each forty cubits long by thirty cubits wide, all four of them the same size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in the four corners of the court were small courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; the four were of the same size.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />On the four sides of the court there were small courts forty cubits long and thirty broad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />On the four sides of the courtyard were small courtyards, forty cubits their length, and thirty their width<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the four corners of the court there were courts inclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad; these four in the corners were of one measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />on <i>every</i> side a court, <i>even</i> a court for all the four <i>sides</i>, and <i>each</i> little court belonging to the court was in length forty cubits, and <i>in</i> breadth thirty cubits, <i>there was</i> one measure to the four.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/46-22.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=14323" 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/46.htm">The Courts for Boiling and Baking</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Then he brought me into the outer court and led me around to its four corners, and I saw a separate court in each of its corners. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: bə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ (Prep-b:: Number-msc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">In the four</a> <a href="/hebrew/4740.htm" title="4740: miq·ṣō·‘ō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A corner buttress. Or maqtsoa; or maqtso-ah; from qatsa' in the denominative sense of bending; an angle or recess.">corners</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: he·ḥā·ṣêr (Art:: N-cs) -- A yard, a hamlet.">of the outer court</a> <a href="/hebrew/7000.htm" title="7000: qə·ṭu·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Perhaps to shut in, enclose. A primitive root; to inclose.">there were enclosed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ (N-cp) -- A yard, a hamlet.">courts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">each forty cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: ū·šə·lō·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">and thirty cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide.</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: lə·’ar·ba‘·tām (Prep-l:: Number-msc:: 3mp) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">Each of the four</a> <a href="/hebrew/7106.htm" title="7106: mə·huq·ṣå̄·ʿōṯ (V-Hofal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To strip off, scrape, to segregate. A primitive root; to strip off, i.e. scrape; by implication, to segregate.">corner areas</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">had the same</a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: mid·dāh (N-fs) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">dimensions.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Around the inside of each of the four courts was a row of masonry with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-17.htm">Ezekiel 40:17-19</a></span><br />Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement, / which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. / Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/42-1.htm">Ezekiel 42:1-3</a></span><br />Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side. / The building with the door facing north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide. / Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.<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="/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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">1 Kings 6:5-6</a></span><br />Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms. / The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">2 Chronicles 4:9</a></span><br />He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Jeremiah 32:2</a></span><br />At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Nehemiah 3:1-32</a></span><br />At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall. / The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. / The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">Zechariah 14:20-21</a></span><br />On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar. / Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12-14</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. / The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">Revelation 22:2</a></span><br />down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.</p><p class="hdg">joined.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-6.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Enclosed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-2.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Four</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Inclosed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Size</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-21.htm">Small</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Spaces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/25-26.htm">Angles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/daniel/2-49.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-3.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/luke/5-6.htm">Enclosed</a> <a href="/amos/2-10.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-23.htm">Four</a> <a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Inclosed</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-20.htm">Size</a> <a href="/daniel/2-40.htm">Small</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Spaces</a> <a href="/daniel/6-7.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-9.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-1.htm">Ordinances for the prince in his worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-9.htm">and for the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-16.htm">An order for the prince's inheritance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">The courts for boiling and baking</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/46.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/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the four corners of the outer court</b><br>The outer court refers to the area surrounding the temple, accessible to the general population, including Gentiles. The four corners symbolize completeness and universality, reflecting the temple's role as a house of prayer for all nations (<a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a>). The number four often represents the earth or creation, indicating the temple's connection to the world.<p><b>there were enclosed courts</b><br>These enclosed courts suggest designated spaces for specific purposes, possibly related to offerings or purification rituals. The enclosure implies separation, a common theme in temple architecture, emphasizing holiness and the need for sanctification before approaching God. This separation can be seen as a type of the separation between the holy and the common, a theme fulfilled in Christ, who bridges the gap between God and humanity (<a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>).<p><b>each forty cubits long and thirty cubits wide</b><br>The dimensions of forty by thirty cubits indicate a significant size, suggesting these areas were meant for substantial activity. The number forty often symbolizes testing or trial in the Bible, as seen in the forty years of Israel's wilderness journey (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a>) and Jesus' forty days of fasting (<a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2</a>). The number thirty can denote maturity or the beginning of ministry, as Jesus began His public ministry at about thirty years of age (<a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23</a>).<p><b>Each of the four corner areas had the same dimensions</b><br>The uniformity in dimensions underscores the order and precision in God's design, reflecting His nature of consistency and fairness. This equality in size may symbolize the equal access to God's presence and blessings, prefiguring the New Testament teaching that in Christ, there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>). The equal dimensions also highlight the theme of justice and righteousness, foundational to God's kingdom.<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 concerning the future of Israel, the temple, and God's glory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The vision of the temple in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/40.htm">Ezekiel 40-48</a> is a detailed description of a future temple, symbolizing God's presence and order among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/outer_court.htm">Outer Court</a></b><br>Part of the temple complex described in Ezekiel's vision, the outer court is a place accessible to the people, symbolizing the inclusion of the community in worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enclosed_courts.htm">Enclosed Courts</a></b><br>These are specific areas within the outer court, each with precise dimensions, indicating God's attention to detail and order.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_four_corners.htm">The Four Corners</a></b><br>Symbolic of completeness and universality, the four corners of the temple's outer court may represent the reach of God's presence to all directions and peoples.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_order_and_precision.htm">God's Order and Precision</a></b><br>God's attention to detail in the temple's design reflects His nature of order and precision. Believers are encouraged to reflect this in their lives, valuing discipline and intentionality in their spiritual walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_worship.htm">Inclusivity in Worship</a></b><br>The outer court's accessibility to the people highlights the importance of inclusivity in worship. The church today should strive to be welcoming and open to all who seek God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_completeness.htm">Symbolism of Completeness</a></b><br>The four corners symbolize completeness and universality. This reminds believers of the comprehensive nature of God's kingdom, which is open to all who believe, regardless of background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The temple vision underscores God's desire to dwell among His people. Christians are called to cultivate a personal and communal relationship with God, recognizing His presence in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who's_the_prince_in_ezekiel's_prophecy.htm">Who is the prince mentioned in Ezekiel's prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_temple_ruins_with_separate_gates.htm">Ezekiel 46:9 mandates worshipers to enter and exit by different gates; is there any archaeological trace of such an architectural arrangement in known temple ruins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_need_healing_if_pain's_gone.htm">Revelation 22:2: Why would the nations need healing from the tree of life if pain and suffering are supposedly abolished at this point?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/46-22.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">In the four</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַרְבַּ֜עַת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corners</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְצֹע֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miq·ṣō·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4740.htm">Strong's 4740: </a> </span><span class="str2">A corner buttress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the outer court</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽחָצֵר֙</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·ṣêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there were enclosed</span><br /><span class="heb">קְטֻר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṭu·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7000.htm">Strong's 7000: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to shut in, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">courts,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצֵר֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each forty [cubits]</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבָּעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·bā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> </span><span class="str2">Forty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֔רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and thirty [cubits]</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lō·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirty, thirtieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wide.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹ֑חַב</span> <span class="translit">(rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Each of the four</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ar·ba‘·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corner areas</span><br /><span class="heb">מְׄהֻׄקְׄצָׄעֽׄוֹׄתׄ׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(mə·huq·ṣā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7106.htm">Strong's 7106: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip off, scrape, to segregate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had the same</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחַ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dimensions.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Ezekiel 46:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 46:22 In the four corners of the court (Ezek. 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