To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
Parallel translations
- WEB to the space above the door, even to the inner house, and outside, and by all the wall all around inside and outside, by measure.
- BSB In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary,
- NKJV from the space above the door, even to the inner room, as well as outside, and on every wall all around, inside and outside, by measure.
- NASB over the entrance, and to the inner house, and on the outside, and on all the wall all around inside and outside, by measurement.
- NLT The space above the door leading into the inner room, and its walls inside and out, were also paneled.
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Quick answer
The measuring extended over the doorways and all the walls, inside and out. Every surface of the temple was accounted for by measure.
Overview
Ezekiel observes that the entire structure, inside and outside, was carefully measured and decorated. The completeness signals that God's house is wholly ordered and prepared. This thoroughness assures the exiles of a fully restored worship, a restoration that finds its true center in Christ, the place where God and humanity meet.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 42:15Now 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.
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