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Ezekiel 43:16
16The top of the altar is square, with each side 6 metres long.
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 lowest part of the altar, from its base up, is 1 metre high. The part above that is 2 metres high. It is 50 centimetres smaller than the part below it, all around. The top part of the altar is also 50 centimetres smaller than the middle part. 15This top part is 2 metres high. They burn the sacrifices on this top part. Its four corners have points like horns that go up. The top of the altar is square, with each side 6 metres long. 17The middle part is also square, with each side 7 metres long. It has a border around its edge that is 25 centimetres high. There is a hole all around that is 50 centimetres wide. There are steps up to the top of the altar on the east side.’ 18Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, this is what the Almighty Lord says: These are the rules about the altar. On the day that it is ready to use, the priests will offer burnt offerings on it. They will alsosplash blood from the sacrifices on it.
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וְהָאֲרִיאֵ֗ל שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ אֹ֔רֶךְ בִּשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה רֹ֑חַב רָב֕וּעַ אֶ֖ל אַרְבַּ֥עַת רְבָעָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 43:16
- Exodus 27:1Use acacia wood to make an altar. It must be square, 2.2 metres long and 2.2 metres wide. It must be 1.3 metres high.
- 2 Chronicles 4:1Solomon's workers made a bronze altar. It was 9 metres long, 9 metres wide and 4 metres high.
- Ezra 3:3The people who already lived near there made them afraid. But they built the altar on its foundation. Then they made burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar. They offered sacrifices on it every day, in the morning and in the evening.
- Exodus 38:1Bezalel used acacia wood to build the altar for burnt offerings. It was square, 2.2 metres long and 2.2 metres wide. It was 1.3 metres 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
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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
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