Ezekiel 42:16

He went round and took the measure of it on the east side with the measuring rod, five hundred, measured with the rod all round.

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In The King James Version

He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

In Context

15And when he had come to the end of measuring the inner house, he took me out to the doorway looking to the east, and took its measure all round.

17And he went round and took the measure of it on the north side with the measuring rod, five hundred, measured with the rod all round.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 40:3He took me there, and I saw a man, looking like brass, with a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod: and he was stationed in the doorway.

Revelation 11:1And there was given to me a measuring rod: and one said, Go up and take the measure of the house of God, and the altar, and the worshippers in it.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 42:16-20

The Vision of the Temple. ( b. c. 574.) 15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 He turned about to the west side, and… Read the whole commentary →

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