Ezekiel 42:20

Toward the four winds, measured he it a wall, had it round about on every side, in length, five hundred, and in breadth five hundred,—to make a separation, between the holy and the common.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

In Context

19He turned about to the west side,—he measured five hundred reeds, by the measuring reed.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:10That ye may make a difference, between the sacred and the common,—and between the unclean and the clean;

Isaiah 25:1O Yahweh! my God, thou art, I will exalt thee, I will praise thy Name, For thou hast done a wonderful thing,—Purposes of long ago Faithfulness in truth.

Isaiah 60:18Violence, shall no more be heard, in thy land, Wasting nor destruction within thy boundaries,—But thou shalt call Thy walls, Victory, and Thy gates, Praise.

Ezekiel 40:5And lo a wall on the outside of the house round about on every side,—and in the hand of the man, was the measuring reed six cubits by the cubit, and a handbreadth, so he measured the breadth of the enclosing-wall, one reed, and the height one reed.

Ezekiel 44:23And my people, shall they instruct, between the holy and the common,— And between the unclean and the clean, shall they cause them to distinguish.

Ezekiel 48:15And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, facing the five and twenty thousand, common shall it be to the city, for dwelling and for open space,—and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

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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