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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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.
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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 46:9But when the people of the land shall come before Yahweh in the appointed feasts, he who enters by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he who enters by the way of the south gate shall go out by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate by which he came in, but shall go out straight before him.
- 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.
- Ezek 40:20–21The gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured its length and its width.
- Ezek 40:28–29Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measurements;
- Ezek 40:33and its lodges, and its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements: and there were windows therein and in its arches all around; it was fifty cubits long, and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:35–36He brought me to the north gate: and he measured it according to these measurements;
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