I saw that the Temple was built on a terrace, which provided a foundation for the side rooms. This terrace was 10-1/2 feet high.
Parallel translations
- WEB I saw also that the house had a raised base all around: the foundations of the side rooms were a full reed of six great cubits.
- KJV I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.
- BSB I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the full length of a rod, six long cubits.
- NKJV I also saw an elevation all around the temple; it was the foundation of the side chambers, a full rod, that is, six cubits high.
- NASB I saw also that the house had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of six long cubits in height.
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Quick answer
The temple stood on a raised platform, and the side rooms' foundations measured a full reed. The whole house was elevated and firmly grounded.
Overview
Ezekiel notes the raised base on which the temple stood and the depth of its foundations. The elevation set the holy house apart and above the surrounding ground. A firm foundation is a recurring biblical image for what God establishes, pointing to Christ, the sure foundation on whom God's house is built (1 Corinthians 3:11).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ezek 40:5Behold, 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.
- Rev 21:16The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
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