Read Ezekiel 40

World English Bible · 49 verses

1. ¹ In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck, in the same day, Yahweh’s hand was on me, and he brought me there.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² In the visions of God he brought me into the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was something like the frame of a city to the south.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ He 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ The man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I will show you; for you have been brought here so that I may show them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ Behold, there was a wall on the outside of the house all around, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed six cubits long, of a cubit and a hand width each. So he measured the thickness of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ Every lodge was one reed long and one reed wide. Between the lodges was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Then he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and its posts, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was toward the house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ The side rooms of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side. The three of them were of one measure. The posts had one measure on this side and on that side.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ He measured the width of the opening of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² and a border before the lodges, one cubit on this side, and a border, one cubit on that side; and the side rooms, six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ He measured the gate from the roof of the one side room to the roof of the other, a width of twenty-five cubits, door against door.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ He also made posts, sixty cubits; and the court reached to the posts, around the gate.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ From the forefront of the gate at the entrance to the forefront of the inner porch of the gate were fifty cubits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ There were closed windows to the side rooms, and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the arches. Windows were around inward. Palm trees were on each post.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ Then he brought me into the outer court. Behold, there were rooms and a pavement made for the court all around. Thirty rooms were on the pavement.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ The pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ Then he measured the width from the forefront of the lower gate to the forefront of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits, both on the east and on the north.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ He measured the length and width of the gate of the outer court which faces toward the north.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ The lodges of it were three on this side and three on that side. Its posts and its arches were the same as the measure of the first gate: its length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. ²² Its windows, its arches, and its palm trees were the same as the measure of the gate which faces toward the east. They went up to it by seven steps. Its arches were before them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ There was a gate to the inner court facing the other gate, on the north and on the east. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ He led me toward the south; and behold, there was a gate toward the south. He measured its posts and its arches according to these measurements.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
25. ²⁵ There were windows in it and in its arches all around, like the other windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
26. ²⁶ There were seven steps to go up to it, and its arches were before them. It had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on its posts.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
27. ²⁷ There was a gate to the inner court toward the south. He measured one hundred cubits from gate to gate toward the south.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
28. ²⁸ Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate according to these measurements;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
29. ²⁹ with its lodges, its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements. There were windows in it and in its arches all around. It was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
30. ³⁰ There were arches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
31. ³¹ Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
32. ³² He brought me into the inner court toward the east. He measured the gate according to these measurements;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
33. ³³ with its lodges, its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements. There were windows in it and in its arches all around. It was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
34. ³⁴ Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
35. ³⁵ He brought me to the north gate, and he measured it according to these measurements—This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
36. ³⁶ its lodges, its posts, and its arches. There were windows in it all around. The length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
37. ³⁷ Its posts were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
38. ³⁸ A room with its door was by the posts at the gates. They washed the burnt offering there.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
39. ³⁹ In the porch of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to kill the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
40. ⁴⁰ On the one side outside, as one goes up to the entry of the gate toward the north, were two tables; and on the other side, which belonged to the porch of the gate, were two tables.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
41. ⁴¹ Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate: eight tables, on which they killed the sacrifices.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
42. ⁴² There were four cut stone tables for the burnt offering, a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high. They laid the instruments with which they killed the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
43. ⁴³ The hooks, a hand width long, were fastened within all around. The meat of the offering was on the tables.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
44. ⁴⁴ Outside of the inner gate were rooms for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate. They faced toward the south. One at the side of the east gate faced toward the north.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
45. ⁴⁵ He said to me, “This room, which faces toward the south, is for the priests who perform the duty of the house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
46. ⁴⁶ The room which faces toward the north is for the priests who perform the duty of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who from among the sons of Levi come near to Yahweh to minister to him.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
47. ⁴⁷ He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, square. The altar was before the house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
48. ⁴⁸ Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side. The width of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
49. ⁴⁹ The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits, even by the steps by which they went up to it. There were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org