Ezekiel 42:16

He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

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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

15Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the gate which faces toward the east, and measured it all around.

17He measured on the north side five hundred reeds with the measuring reed all around.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 40:3He brought me there; and, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

Revelation 11:1A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship 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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