Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The upper ledge also is square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit. The steps of the altar face east.” New Living Translation The upper ledge also forms a square, measuring 24 1 / 2 feet by 24 1 / 2 feet, with a 21-inch gutter and a 10 1 / 2 -inch curb all around the edge. There are steps going up the east side of the altar.” English Standard Version The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit all around. The steps of the altar shall face east.” Berean Standard Bible The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.” King James Bible And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east. New King James Version the ledge, fourteen cubits long and fourteen wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it; its base, one cubit all around; and its steps face toward the east.” New American Standard Bible And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit all around; and its steps shall face east.” NASB 1995 “The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east.” NASB 1977 “And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east.” Legacy Standard Bible The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east.” Amplified Bible The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide on its four sides, and the border around it shall be half a cubit; and its base shall be a cubit all around, and its steps shall face the east.” Christian Standard Bible The ledge is 24 1 /2 feet long by 24 1 /2 feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10 1 /2 inches, and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps face east.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The ledge is 24 1/2 feet long by 24 1/2 feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10 1/2 inches, and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps face east.” American Standard Version And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east. English Revised Version And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east. GOD'S WORD® Translation The upper ledge was also square. It was 24 1/2 feet long and 24 1/2 feet wide. It had a rim all the way around that was 10 1/2 inches wide. Its base was 21 inches. The steps to the altar faced east. Good News Translation The middle section was also a square, 24 feet on each side, with a rim at the outside edge 10 inches high. (The gutter was 20 inches wide.) The steps going up the altar were on the east side. International Standard Version It is to have a ledge fourteen cubits long by fourteen cubits wide around the four sides. Its border is to be half a cubit and its base is to be a cubit all around, with its steps facing east." Majority Standard Bible The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.? NET Bible The ledge is 24 1/2 feet long and 24 1/2 feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10 1/2 inches, and its surrounding base 1 3/4 feet. Its steps face east." New Heart English Bible The ledge shall be twenty-four feet one inch long by twenty-four feet one inch broad in the four sides of it; and the border about it shall be ten and a half inches; and its bottom shall be twenty-one inches around; and its steps shall look toward the east." Webster's Bible Translation And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in its four squares; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom of it shall be a cubit about; and its stairs shall look towards the east. World English Bible The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and its bottom shall be a cubit around; and its steps shall look toward the east.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the border [is] fourteen long by fourteen broad, at its four sides, and the border around it [is] half a cubit, and the center of it [is] a cubit around, and its steps are looking eastward.” Young's Literal Translation And the border is fourteen long by fourteen broad, at its four squares, and the border round about it is half a cubit, and the centre to it is a cubit round about, and its steps are looking eastward.' Smith's Literal Translation And the terrace, fourteen the length by fourteen the breadth, to its four squares; and the bound round about it half a cubit, and the bosom to it, a cubit round about; and its steps turning east. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the brim was fourteen cubits long, and fourteen cubits broad in the four corners thereof: and the crown round about it was half a cubit, and the bottom of it one cubit round about: and its steps turned toward the east. Catholic Public Domain Version And the rim was fourteen cubits in length, by fourteen cubits in width, at its four corners. And the crown all around it was one half cubit, and its bend was one cubit all around. And its steps turned toward the east. New American Bible The upper ledge was fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide on all four sides. The rim around it was half a cubit, with a channel one cubit all around. The steps faced east. New Revised Standard Version The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide, with a rim around it half a cubit wide, and its surrounding base, one cubit. Its steps shall face east. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the seat shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in its four squares: and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the base of it shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall look toward the east. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And its railing, fourteen cubits its length, and fourteen its width on its four sides, and its railing and the border that was around it was half of a cubit, and its hollow is round, and its steps face to the East OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad in the four sides thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and the steps thereof shall look toward the east.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And the mercy-seat shall be fourteen cubits in length, by fourteen cubits in breadth on its four sides; and there shall be a border to it carried round about it of half a cubit; and the rim of it shall be a cubit round about; and the steps thereof looking eastward. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Altar of Sacrifice…16The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide. 17The ledge shall also be square, fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide, with a rim of half a cubit and a gutter of a cubit all around it. The steps of the altar shall face east.” 18Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:… Cross References Revelation 21:16 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. Exodus 27:1 “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. 1 Kings 6:20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. 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. Exodus 38:1 Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. 2 Chronicles 4:1 He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. Revelation 4:6 And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. Exodus 30:2 It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. Revelation 15:2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God, 1 Kings 7:27-37 In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. / This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, / and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. ... Revelation 20:9 And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them. Exodus 25:23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. Revelation 8:3 Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. 2 Chronicles 6:13 Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, Exodus 37:25 He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece. Treasury of Scripture And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east. and the border Exodus 25:25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. Exodus 30:3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 1 Kings 18:32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. his stairs. Exodus 20:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. look toward Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. Ezekiel 40:6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. 1 Kings 6:8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. Jump to Previous Altar Base Border Bottom Broad Cubit Cubits East Face Four Fourteen Half Ledge Rim Round Settle Sides Squares Stairs Steps Thereof Towards Upper WideJump to Next Altar Base Border Bottom Broad Cubit Cubits East Face Four Fourteen Half Ledge Rim Round Settle Sides Squares Stairs Steps Thereof Towards Upper WideEzekiel 43 1. The returning of the glory of God into the temple7. The sin of Israel hindered God's presence 10. The prophet exhorts them to repentance and observation of the law of the house 13. The measures 18. and ordinances of the altar The ledge The term "ledge" refers to a structural component of the altar described in Ezekiel's vision of the new temple. In Hebrew, the word used is "עֲזָרָה" (azarah), which can denote a border or enclosure. This ledge serves as a practical and symbolic boundary, emphasizing the separation between the sacred and the profane. In the context of worship, it signifies the demarcation of holy space, reminding believers of the sanctity and reverence due to God. fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide on its four sides with a rim of half a cubit a gutter of a cubit all around it The steps of the altar shall face east Hebrew The ledgeוְהָעֲזָרָ֞ה (wə·hā·‘ă·zā·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5835: An inclosure, a border [shall also be] square, אֶ֖ל (’el) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to fourteen [cubits] אַרְבַּ֧ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 702: Four long אֹ֗רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 753: Length and fourteen [cubits] בְּאַרְבַּ֤ע (bə·’ar·ba‘) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 702: Four wide, רֹ֔חַב (rō·ḥaḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7341: Breadth, width with a rim וְהַגְּבוּל (wə·hag·gə·ḇūl) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of half חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle a cubit הָאַמָּ֗ה (hā·’am·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base and a gutter וְהַֽחֵיק־ (wə·ha·ḥêq-) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2436: The bosom of a cubit אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base all around סָבִ֨יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around it. אוֹתָ֜הּ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case The steps of the altar וּמַעֲלֹתֵ֖הוּ (ū·ma·‘ă·lō·ṯê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4609: Elevation, the act, the condition, a climactic progression [shall] face פְּנ֥וֹת (pə·nō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look east.” קָדִֽים׃ (qā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6921: The fore, front part, the East Links Ezekiel 43:17 NIVEzekiel 43:17 NLT Ezekiel 43:17 ESV Ezekiel 43:17 NASB Ezekiel 43:17 KJV Ezekiel 43:17 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 43:17 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 43:17 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 43:17 French Bible Ezekiel 43:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 43:17 The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long (Ezek. 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