Ezekiel 43:16

Ezekiel 43:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The altar hearth shall be square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The altar hearth is twelve cubits long, twelve wide, square at its four corners;

Context of Ezekiel 43:16

14The distance from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge is 3½ feet, and the width of the ledge is 21 inches. There are 7 feet from the small ledge to the large ledge, whose width is also 21 inches. 15The altar hearth is 7 feet high, and four horns project upward from the hearth. The hearth is square, 21 feet long by 21 feet wide. 17The ledge is 24½ feet long by 24½ feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10½ inches, and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar’s steps 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 splattered on it:

Ezekiel 43:16 word by word

וְהָאֲרִיאֵ֗ל שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ בִּשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה רֹ֑חַב רָב֕וּעַ אֶ֖ל אַרְבַּ֥עַת רְבָעָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the altarאֲרִאֵיל'ări'êyl · altarH741
• twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• longאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• squareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• in the fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• squaresרֶ֫בַעreba‛ · fourthH7253

Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:16

• Exodus 27:1“You are to construct the altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, 7½ feet long, and 7½ feet wide; it must be 4½ feet high.
• 2 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.
• Ezra 3:3They set up the altar on its foundation and offered burnt offerings for the morning and evening on it to the Lord even though they feared the surrounding peoples.
• Exodus 38:1Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, 7½ feet long and 7½ feet wide, and was 4½ feet high.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16altar - Ariel was to be an exact square on all sides. Compare Exodus 27:1; Revelation 21:16.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16The holiness of the temple area would be protected in two ways. First, sinners were kept out of the sacred space. Second, the sacrificial system dealt with sin and impurity. This focus on holiness is clear from the detailed description of the altar in the inner court. The altar stood at the center of the entire temple complex. Its central place shows how important it was. The altar shown to Ezekiel was much larger than the altar in front of the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-2713-27. As to the altar of burnt offering, which was the appointed means of access to God.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 43:16

• Altar

In the dictionaries

• Ariel
• Altar
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Hearth
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Temple

Commentaries on Ezekiel 43

• 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
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings