Christian Standard Bible
Ezekiel 42:20
20He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy from the common.
Ezekiel 42:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
- New International Version (NIV)So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He measured it on the four sides. It had a wall around it, 500 cubits long and 500 cubits broad, to make a separation between the holy and the common.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common.
Context of Ezekiel 42:20
18He measured the south side; it was 875 feet by the measuring rod. 19Then he turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring rod. He measured the temple complex on all four sides. It had a wall all around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy from the common.
Read all of Ezekiel 42Ezekiel 42:20 word by word
לְאַרְבַּ֨ע רוּח֜וֹת מְדָד֗וֹ ח֤וֹמָה לוֹ֙ סָבִ֣יב׀ סָבִ֔יב אֹ֚רֶךְ חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת וְרֹ֖חַב חֲמֵ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He measuredמָדַדmâdad · to measureH4058
- it by the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- sidesרוּחַrûach · spirit: sideH7307
- it had a wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- longאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- to make a separationבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
- between the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- and the profane placeחֹלchôl · commonH2455
Cross-references for Ezekiel 42:20
- Ezekiel 40:5Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of twenty-one inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was 10½ feet, and its height was the same.
- Isaiah 25:1Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you. I will praise your name, for you have accomplished wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
- Isaiah 26:1On that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city. Salvation is established as walls and ramparts.
- Isaiah 60:18Violence will never again be heard of in your land; devastation and destruction will be gone from your borders. You will call your walls Salvation and your city gates Praise.
- Micah 7:11A day will come for rebuilding your walls; on that day your boundary will be extended.
- Zechariah 2:5The declaration of the Lord: “I myself will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory within it.”
- Ezekiel 45:2In this area there will be a square section for the sanctuary, 875 by 875 feet, with 87½ feet of open space all around it.
- Ezekiel 48:20The entire donation will be 8⅓ miles by 8⅓ miles; you are to set apart the holy donation along with the city property as a square area.
- Revelation 21:12The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.
- Ezekiel 22:26Her priests do violence to my instruction and profane my holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they do not explain the difference between the clean and the unclean. They close their eyes to my Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
- Ezekiel 44:23They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and explain to them the difference between the clean and the unclean.
- Ezekiel 48:15“The remaining area, 1⅔ miles wide and 8⅓ miles long, will be for common use by the city, for both residential and open space. The city will be in the middle of it.
- Leviticus 10:10You must distinguish between the holy and the common, and the clean and the unclean,
- Luke 16:26Besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to pass over from here to you cannot; neither can those from there cross over to us.’
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
- Revelation 21:10He then carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Commentaries on Ezekiel 42:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20It had a wall round about - to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place - The holy place was that which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen, nor stranger, nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The profane place was that in which men, women, Gentiles, pure or impure might be admitted. Josephus says War, lib. vi., c. 14, that in his time there was a wall built before the entrance three cubits high, on which there…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The “sanctuary” proper is probably here the most holy place as distinguished from the rest of the temple Ezekiel 41:23; Ezekiel 45:3; but the term was capable of extension first to the whole temple, then to all the ground that was separated to “holy” as distinguished from “profane,” i. e., common uses. In the vision the courts rose on successive platforms, the outer court being raised seven steps above the precincts, the inner court eight steps above the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-20After finishing his tour of the inner courtyard, Ezekiel saw the overall dimensions of the area. The entire complex was square, symbolizing holiness. This shape set it apart from Solomon's Temple and the tabernacle, where only the Most Holy Place was square. The description of the temple ends where it started, mentioning a wall surrounding it (see Ezekiel 40:5). Ezekiel reminds us that the wall's purpose was to separate the holy from the common.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. wall ... separation between ... sanctuary and ... profane--No longer shall the wall of partition be to separate the Jew and the Gentile (Ep 2:14), but to separate the sacred from the profane. The lowness of it renders it unfit for the purpose of defense (the object of the wall, Re 21:12). But its square form (as in the city, Re 21:16) is the emblem of the kingdom that cannot be shaken (He 12:28), resting on prophets and apostles, Jesus Christ being…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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