Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
Parallel translations
- WEB He led me toward the south; and behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured its posts and its arches according to these measurements.
- KJV After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
- NKJV After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements.
- NASB Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate toward the south; and he measured its side pillars and its porches according to those same measurements.
- NLT Then the man took me around to the south gateway and measured its various parts, and they were exactly the same as in the others.
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Quick answer
The guide leads Ezekiel south and measures the south gate to the same dimensions. The southern entrance matches the others.
Overview
Moving southward, the man measures the south gate's posts and arches according to the same measurements as the previous gates. The third outer gate conforms to the established pattern, completing the picture of symmetry on every side. This consistent design on all sides reflects the orderly perfection of God's house, accessible from every direction yet always according to His appointed pattern.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 46:9When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the south gate must go out by the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which he entered, but each must go out by the opposite gate.
- Ezek 40:6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
- Ezek 40:20–21He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
- Ezek 40:28–29Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.
- Ezek 40:33Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:35–36Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,
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