Ezekiel 42:20
On all the four sides measured he the wall round about five hundred reeds in length, and five hundred in breadth, to make a separation between the holy and the unholy place.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19He turned himself also to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring-reed.
Cross References
Isaiah 25:1O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee; I will praise thy name, For thou hast done wonderful things; Thine ancient purposes are faithfulness and truth.
Isaiah 60:18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, Wasting or destruction within thy borders; Thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, And thy gates Praise.
Ezekiel 40:5And behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed, in length six cubits of a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the breadth of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed.
Ezekiel 44:23And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
Ezekiel 48:15And the five thousand which are left in breadth, over against the five and twenty thousand in length, shall be common land for the city, for habitation and for suburbs. And the city shall be in the midst of 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 →