Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 43:16
16The hearth will be 12 cubits long by 12 wide, with four sides square.
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
14From the base on the ground to the lower ledge will be two cubits and the width one cubit. From the smaller ledge to the larger ledge will be four cubits and the width a cubit. 15The altar hearth will be four cubits high. Four horns will project upward from the hearth. The hearth will be 12 cubits long by 12 wide, with four sides square. 17The ledge will be 14 cubits long and 14 wide with four sides square. The border surrounding it will be half a cubit and its bottom will be a cubit all around. Its steps will face east.” 18Then he said to me, “Son of man, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day when they will construct it, in order to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.
Read all of Ezekiel 43Ezekiel 43:16 word by word
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 27:1“Make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar will be square and its height is to be three cubits.
- 2 Chronicles 4:1Moreover, he made a bronze altar 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide and ten cubits high.
- Ezra 3:3They set up the altar on its fixed resting place despite their fear of the peoples of the lands and they offered burnt offerings on it to Adonai, both the morning and the evening sacrifices.
- Exodus 38:1He then made the altar for burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits 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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