On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.
Parallel translations
- WEB The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured its length and its width.
- KJV And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
- BSB He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
- NASB And as for the gate of the outer courtyard which faced north, he measured its length and its width.
- NLT The man measured the gateway on the north just like the one on the east.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
The guide turns to measure the north gate of the outer court. The survey moves to the northern entrance.
Overview
Attention shifts to the gate of the outer court facing north, whose length and breadth the man measures. The vision proceeds systematically around the temple complex, gate by gate. This orderly, comprehensive survey continues to display the symmetry and completeness of God's house, where every entrance is appointed and accounted for.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 1
- Ezek 40:6Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps: and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
The promise of one Shepherd-King David, a new heart and new Spirit, and the river of life flowing from the temple all stream toward Christ, the good Shepherd who gives the Spirit.
How Ezekiel 40:20 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.