“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1-1/2 miles long,
Parallel translations
- WEB These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;
- KJV And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
- BSB “These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,
- NKJV “These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits
- NASB “Now these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,
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Quick answer
The vision turns to the city's gates, beginning with the north side measuring 4,500 reeds. The holy city is described with deliberate order and symmetry.
Overview
Ezekiel now details the exits and gates of the city, starting with its northern wall. The careful measurements continue the theme of God's precise, intentional design for the place where his people dwell. This measured city anticipates the New Jerusalem, likewise described with exact dimensions and gates (Revelation 21).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Ezek 48:32–35At the east side four thousand and five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
- Ezek 48:16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
- 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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