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.
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)The top of the altar is square, measuring 21 feet by 21 feet.

Context of Ezekiel 43:16

14From the gutter on the ground up to the lower ledge that goes around the altar it is two cubits high, and the ledge is a cubit wide. From this lower ledge to the upper ledge that goes around the altar it is four cubits high, and that ledge is also a cubit wide. 15Above that, the altar hearth is four cubits high, and four horns project upward from the hearth. The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide. 17The 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.” 18Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These will be the regulations for sacrificing burnt offerings and splashing blood against the altar when it is built:

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“Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
• 2 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.
• Ezra 3:3Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.
• Exodus 38:1They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.

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