24 Then he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a (A)gate toward the south; and he measured its (B)side pillars and its porches according to [a]those same measurements. 25 [b]The gate and its porches had (C)windows all around like [c]those other windows; the length was (D)fifty cubits and the width, twenty-five cubits. 26 There were seven (E)steps going up to it, and its porches were in front of them; and it had (F)palm tree decorations on its side pillars, one on each side. 27 The inner courtyard had a gate toward the (G)south; and he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a (H)hundred cubits.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:24 Lit these measurements, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 40:25 Lit It
  3. Ezekiel 40:25 Lit these windows

The Southern Gateway

24 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. 25 There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. 26 Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side. 27 There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.

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The South Gate

24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements(A) as the others. 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(B) 26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.(C) 27 The inner court(D) also had a gate facing south, and he measured from this gate to the outer gate on the south side; it was a hundred cubits.(E)

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