Ezekiel 42:16
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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 Measurements
15Now 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.

Lexicon
With a measuring
הַמִּדָּ֑ה (ham·mid·dāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

rod
בִּקְנֵ֣ה (biq·nêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7070: A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam

he measured
מָדַ֛ד (mā·ḏaḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended

the east
הַקָּדִ֖ים (haq·qā·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6921: The fore, front part, the East

side
ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

[to be] five
חֲמֵשׁ־ (ḥă·mêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2568: Five

hundred
מֵא֥וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ)
Number - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

cubits
קָנִ֛ים (qā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7070: A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam

[long].
סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around


Additional Translations
With a measuring rod he measured the east side to be five hundred cubits long.He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

And he stood behind the gate looking eastward, and measured five hundred cubits with the measuring reed.

He measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.

He measured on the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed around.

He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

He hath measured the east side with the measuring-reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring-reed round about.
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