Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He measured along the faces of the projecting walls all around the inside of the gateway—sixty cubits. The measurement was up to the portico facing the courtyard. New Living Translation He measured the dividing walls all along the inside of the gateway up to the entry room of the gateway; this distance was 105 feet. English Standard Version He measured also the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court. Berean Standard Bible Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. King James Bible He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. New King James Version He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost. New American Standard Bible He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended all around to the side pillar of the courtyard. NASB 1995 He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended round about to the side pillar of the courtyard. NASB 1977 And he made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended round about to the side pillar of the courtyard. Legacy Standard Bible He made the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended round about to the side pillar of the courtyard. Amplified Bible He made [the measurement of] the side pillars sixty cubits high; the gate extended all around to the side pillar of the courtyard. Christian Standard Bible Next, he measured the porch—105 feet. Holman Christian Standard Bible Next, he measured the pilasters—105 feet. The gate extended around to the pilaster of the court. American Standard Version He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the posts, round about the gate. Contemporary English Version He measured the entrance room at the far end of the passageway, and it was ten meters wide. English Revised Version He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the post, the gate being round about. GOD'S WORD® Translation He also measured the entrance hall. It was 35 feet wide. In front of the entrance hall to the gateway was a courtyard on all sides. Good News Translation The room at the far end led out to a courtyard. He measured that room and found it was 34 feet wide. International Standard Version Then he measured the open air porch at 60 cubits from the doorjamb of the courtyard that encompassed the gate. Majority Standard Bible Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. NET Bible He measured the porch at 105 feet high; the gateway went all around to the jamb of the courtyard. New Heart English Bible He also measured the porch, one hundred three feet four inches; and to the jamb of the courtyard was the gateway all around. Webster's Bible Translation He made also posts of sixty cubits; even to the post of the court around the gate. World English Bible He also made posts, sixty cubits; and the court reached to the posts, around the gate. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he makes the posts of sixty cubits, even to the post of the court, the gate all around; Young's Literal Translation And he maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto the post of the court, the gate all round about; Smith's Literal Translation And he will make projections sixty cubits, and to the projection of the enclosure of the gate round about, round about. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe made also fronts of sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about. Catholic Public Domain Version And he found the fronts to be sixty cubits. And at the front, there was a court for the gate on every side all around. New American Bible All around the courtyard of the gatehouse were posts six cubits high. New Revised Standard Version He measured also the vestibule, twenty cubits; and the gate next to the pilaster on every side of the court. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe measured also the portico, sixty cubits; likewise to the portico of the court round about the gate, sixty cubits. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he made before the face of the gate, sixty cubits, and before the front of the other outside gate, sixty cubits OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He made also posts of threescore cubits; even unto the posts of the court in the gates round about. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the open space of the porch of the gate without, was twenty cubits to the chambers round about the gate. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The East Gate…13Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. 14Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. 15And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.… Cross References Revelation 21:15-17 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. 1 Kings 6:2-3 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. 2 Chronicles 3:3-4 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. Revelation 11:1 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. Zechariah 2:1-2 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.” Exodus 27:9-19 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. ... 1 Kings 7:15-22 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. ... 2 Chronicles 4:11-12 Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; Revelation 21:12-13 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. Isaiah 40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance? Jeremiah 31:38-40 “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.” Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, Exodus 25:9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. 1 Kings 6:33-35 In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance. / The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels. / He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings. 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. Treasury of Scripture He made also posts of three score cubits, even to the post of the court round about the gate. the court Ezekiel 8:7 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. Ezekiel 42:1 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. Exodus 27:9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: Jump to Previous Court Courtyard Covered Cubits Doorway Extended Faces Facing Gate Gates High Inside Measure Measurement Open Opening Pillar Pillars Portico Post Posts Projecting Reached Round Side Sixty Square Threescore Twenty Vestibule WallsJump to Next Court Courtyard Covered Cubits Doorway Extended Faces Facing Gate Gates High Inside Measure Measurement Open Opening Pillar Pillars Portico Post Posts Projecting Reached Round Side Sixty Square Threescore Twenty Vestibule WallsEzekiel 40 1. The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and temple6. The description of the east gate of the outer court 20. of the north gate 24. of the south gate 27. of the south gate of the inner court 32. of the east gate 35. and of the north gate 39. Eight tables 44. The chambers 48. The porch of the house Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The measurement of the gateposts at sixty cubits high indicates a significant and imposing structure, reflecting the grandeur and holiness of the temple vision. In ancient Near Eastern architecture, such dimensions would denote a place of great importance and reverence. The use of "cubits," a common biblical unit of measurement, ties this vision to the historical context of Israel, where the cubit was approximately 18 inches. This height suggests a divine standard, as the temple is a place where God’s presence dwells. The number sixty, often associated with completeness or perfection in biblical numerology, underscores the temple's role as a perfect dwelling place for God. This vision of the temple, given to Ezekiel during the Babylonian exile, serves as a prophetic hope for restoration and a future where God’s presence is fully realized among His people. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the detailed vision of a new temple in chapters 40-48. 2. The Temple Vision This vision, starting in Ezekiel 40, describes a future temple with precise measurements and details, symbolizing God's presence and order. 3. The Gateposts Part of the temple's structure, the gateposts are significant in the vision, symbolizing strength, stability, and the entrance to God's holy presence. 4. The Courtyard Represents the outer area of the temple, a place of gathering and worship, indicating access to God for His people. 5. The Measuring The act of measuring signifies God's precise plan and order, reflecting His sovereignty and the importance of holiness in worship. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and OrderThe detailed measurements reflect God's control and the importance of order in His creation and worship. Holiness and Access to God The temple's structure, including the gateposts, symbolizes the holiness required to approach God and the access He provides through His covenant. Symbolism of the Temple The temple vision points to a future reality where God's presence is fully realized among His people, encouraging believers to live in anticipation of this promise. Spiritual Temple As believers, we are called to be holy as God's spiritual temple, reflecting His presence in our lives and communities.Verse 14. - He made also posts. In using the verb "made" the prophet either went back in thought to the time when the man who then explained the building had fashioned it (Hengstenberg); or he employed the term in the sense of constituit, i.e. fixed or estimated, "inasmuch as such a height could not be measured from the bottom to the top with the measuring-red" (Keil). The "posts," the אֵילִים of ver. 9, were sixty cubits high, and corresponded to the towers in modern churches. To the objection sometimes urged against what is called the "exaggerated" height of these columns, Kliefoth replies, "If it had been considered that our church towers have grown up out of gate-pillars, that one can see, not merely in Egyptian obelisks and Turkish minarets, but also in our own hollow factory chimneys, how upon a base of two cubits, square pillars of sixty cubits high can be erected, and that finally the talk is of a colossal building seen in vision, no critical difficulties would have been discovered in this statement as to height." The last clause, even unto the post of the court round about the gate, should read, and the court reached unto the post (אַיִל being used collectively), the gate being round about (Revised Version); or, the court round about the gate reached to the pillars (Keil); or, at the pillar the court was round about the gate (Kliefoth). The sense is, that the court lay round about the inner egress from the gate. The Authorized Version, with which Dr. Currey, in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' agrees, thinks of an inner hall between the porch of the gate and the two most western guard-chambers, round the sides of which the sixty-cubit columns stood. Ewald, following the corrupt text of the LXX., translates, "And the threshold of the outer vestibule twenty cubits, the gate court abutting on the chambers round about." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Next he measuredוַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the gateposts אֵילִ֖ים (’ê·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree [to be] sixty שִׁשִּׁ֣ים (šiš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 8346: Sixty cubits [high]. אַמָּ֑ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base The gateway [extended] הַשַּׁ֖עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate around סָבִֽיב׃ (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the gatepost אֵיל֙ (’êl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree of the courtyard. הֶֽחָצֵ֔ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet Links Ezekiel 40:14 NIVEzekiel 40:14 NLT Ezekiel 40:14 ESV Ezekiel 40:14 NASB Ezekiel 40:14 KJV Ezekiel 40:14 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 40:14 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 40:14 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 40:14 French Bible Ezekiel 40:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 40:14 He made also posts sixty cubits (Ezek. 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