Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation He took the measuring rod and measured the east side, and it was 840 feet. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he measured toward the east with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. side [heb] wind 10.5 feet, 500 reeds will be nearly equal to a mile; so that from this statement we find the temple with its outbuildings, was built on a square, nearly an English mile on each side, and four miles in circumference, This not only far exceeds the size of Solomon's temple, or that after the captivity, which was only 500 cubits, or a furlong, on each side, and exactly half a mile in circuit; but is nearly equal to the whole extent of Jerusalem itself, which, when greatest, was but 33 furlongs in circumference, somewhat less that 4:25 miles. This seems clearly to intimate, that the vision cannot be explained of any temple that has hitherto been built, or indeed of any literal temple, but figuratively and mystically of the spiritual temple, the church under the gospel, and its spiritual glory. Ezekiel 40:3 And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate. Zechariah 2:1 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand. Revelation 11:1,2 And there was given me a reed, like unto a rod. And it was said to me: Arise, and measure the temple of God and the altar and them that adore therein. . . . Context Outer Measurements15Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate that looked toward the east: and he measured it on every side round about. 16And he measured toward the east with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.17And he measured toward the north five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about.… Cross References Ezekiel 40:3 And he brought me in thither, and behold a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate. Ezekiel 42:17 And he measured toward the north five hundred reeds with the measuring reed round about. Ezekiel 45:1 And when you shall begin to divide the land by lot, separate ye firstfruits to the Lord, a portion of the land to be holy, in length twenty-five thousand and in breadth ten thousand: it shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. Jump to Previous Cubits East Five Hundred Measure Measured Measuring Measuring-Reed Reed Reeds Rod Round SideJump to Next Cubits East Five Hundred Measure Measured Measuring Measuring-Reed Reed Reeds Rod Round SideLinks Ezekiel 42:16 NIVEzekiel 42:16 NLT Ezekiel 42:16 ESV Ezekiel 42:16 NASB Ezekiel 42:16 Bible Apps Ezekiel 42:16 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 42:16 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 42:16 French Bible Ezekiel 42:16 German Bible Alphabetical: by cubits east five He hundred it measured measuring on reed reeds rod side the was with OT Prophets: Ezekiel 42:16 He measured on the east side (Ezek. Eze Ezk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |