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Ezekiel 40
Christian Standard Bible

The New Temple

40 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been captured,(A) on that very day the Lord’s hand was on me,(B) and he brought me there. 2 In visions of God(C) he took me to the land of Israel and set me down on a very high mountain.(D) On its southern slope was a structure resembling a city. 3 He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze,(E) with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.(F) He was standing by the city gate. 4 He spoke to me: “Son of man, look with your eyes, listen with your ears,(G) and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for you have been brought here so that I might show it to you. Report everything you see to the house of Israel.”(H)

The Wall and Outer Gates

5 Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple.(I) The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of twenty-one inches;[a] each unit was the standard length plus three inches.[b] He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was 10½ feet,[c] and its height was the same. 6 Then he came to the gate that faced east and climbed its steps.(J) He measured the threshold of the gate; it was 10½ feet deep—one threshold was 10½ feet deep. 7 Each recess was 10½ feet long and 10½ feet deep, and there was a space of 8¾ feet[d] between the recesses. The inner threshold of the gate on the temple side next to the gate’s portico was 10½ feet. 8 Next he measured the gate’s portico; 9 it[e] was 14 feet,[f] and its jambs were 3½ feet.[g] The gate’s portico was on the temple side.

10 There were three recesses on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the jambs on either side also had the same measurements. 11 Then he measured the width of the gate’s entrance; it was 17½ feet,[h] while the width[i] of the gate was 22¾ feet.[j] 12 There was a barrier of 21 inches[k] in front of the recesses on both sides, and the recesses on each side were 10½ feet[l] square. 13 Then he measured the gate from the roof of one recess to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was 43¾ feet.[m] The openings of the recesses faced each other. 14 Next, he measured the porch—105 feet.[n][o] 15 The distance from the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the gate’s portico on the inside was 87½ feet.[p] 16 The recesses and their jambs had beveled windows all around the inside of the gate.(K) The porticoes also had windows all around on the inside. Each jamb was decorated with palm trees.(L)

17 Then he brought me into the outer court,(M) and there were chambers and a paved surface laid out all around the court.(N) Thirty chambers faced the pavement, 18 which flanked the courtyard’s gates and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the exterior front of the inner court; it was 175 feet.[q] This was the east; next the north is described.

20 He measured the gate of the outer court facing north, both its length and width. 21 Its three recesses on each side, its jambs, and its portico had the same measurements as the first gate: 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide. 22 Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate that faced east. Seven steps led up to the gate, and its portico was ahead of them. 23 The inner court had a gate facing the north gate, like the one on the east. He measured the distance from gate to gate; it was 175 feet.

24 He brought me to the south side, and there was also a gate on the south. He measured its jambs and portico; they had the same measurements as the others. 25 Both the gate and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide. 26 Its stairway had seven steps, and its portico was ahead of them. It had palm trees on its jambs, one on each side. 27 The inner court had a gate on the south. He measured from gate to gate on the south; it was 175 feet.

The Inner Gates

28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate. When he measured the south gate, it had the same measurements as the others. 29 Its recesses, jambs, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide. 30 (There were porticoes all around, 43¾ feet long and 8¾ feet wide.[r]) 31 Its portico faced the outer court, and its jambs were decorated with palm trees. Its stairway had eight steps.

32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. When he measured the gate, it had the same measurements as the others. 33 Its recesses, jambs, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both it and its portico had windows all around. It was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide. 34 Its portico faced the outer court, and its jambs were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.

35 Then he brought me to the north gate.(O) When he measured it, it had the same measurements as the others, 36 as did its recesses, jambs, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was 87½ feet long and 43¾ feet wide. 37 Its portico[s] faced the outer court, and its jambs were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.

Rooms for Preparing Sacrifices

38 There was a chamber whose door opened into the gate’s portico.[t] The burnt offering was to be washed there.(P) 39 Inside the gate’s portico there were two tables on each side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, sin offering,(Q) and guilt offering.(R) 40 Outside, as one approaches the entrance of the north gate, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico. 41 So there were four tables inside the gate and four outside, eight tables in all on which the slaughtering was to be done. 42 There were also four tables of cut stone for the burnt offering,(S) each 31½ inches[u] long, 31½ inches wide, and 21 inches high. The utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices were placed on them. 43 There were three-inch[v] hooks[w] fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be laid on the tables.

Rooms for Singers and Priests

44 Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, there were chambers for the singers:[x](T) one[y] beside the north gate, facing south, and another beside the south[z] gate, facing north. 45 Then the man said to me, “This chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple.(U) 46 The chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok,(V) the ones from the sons of Levi who may approach the Lord to serve him.”(W) 47 Next he measured the court. It was square, 175 feet long and 175 feet wide. The altar(X) was in front of the temple.

48 Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the jambs of the portico; they were 8¾ feet thick on each side. The width of the gate was 24½ feet,[aa] and the side walls of the gate were[ab] 5¼ feet[ac] wide on each side. 49 The portico was 35 feet[ad] across and 21[ae] feet[af] deep, and 10 steps led[ag] up to it.(Y) There were pillars by the jambs, one on each side.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. 40:5 = a long cubit
  2. 40:5 Lit six cubits by the cubit and a handbreadth
  3. 40:5 Lit was one rod, also in v. 7
  4. 40:7 Lit five cubits, also in v. 30
  5. 40:8–9 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read gate facing the temple side; it was one rod. 9 Then he measured the gate’s portico; it
  6. 40:9 Lit eight cubits
  7. 40:9 Lit two cubits
  8. 40:11 Lit 10 cubits
  9. 40:11 Lit length
  10. 40:11 Lit 13 cubits
  11. 40:12 Lit one cubit, also in v. 42
  12. 40:12 Lit six cubits
  13. 40:13 Lit 25 cubits, also in vv. 21,25,29,33,36
  14. 40:14 MT adds To the jamb of the court, the gate was all around; Hb obscure
  15. 40:14 Lit 60 cubits
  16. 40:15 Lit 50 cubits, also in vv. 21,25,29,33,36
  17. 40:19 Lit 100 cubits, also in vv. 23,27,47
  18. 40:30 Some Hb mss, LXX omit v. 30
  19. 40:37 LXX; MT reads jambs
  20. 40:38 Text emended; MT reads door was by the jambs, at the gates
  21. 40:42 Lit one and a half cubits
  22. 40:43 Lit one handbreadth
  23. 40:43 Or ledges
  24. 40:44 LXX reads were two chambers
  25. 40:44 LXX; MT reads singers, which was
  26. 40:44 LXX; MT reads east
  27. 40:48 Lit 14 cubits
  28. 40:48 LXX; MT omits 24½ feet, and the side walls of the gate were
  29. 40:48 Lit three cubits
  30. 40:49 Lit 20 cubits
  31. 40:49 LXX; MT reads 19¼
  32. 40:49 Lit 12 cubits
  33. 40:49 MT reads and it was on steps that they would go
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Ezekiel 40
International Standard Version

The Vision of Jerusalem

40 At the beginning of year 25 of our captivity, on the tenth day of the fourteenth year after the destruction of Jerusalem[a]—on that very day—the Lord grabbed me in his hand and took me there. 2 God brought me in a series of visions to the land of Israel and placed me on top of a very high mountain, where to the south there was something that looked like the outline of a city. 3 That’s where he took me. All of a sudden, there was a man whose appearance resembled glowing[b] bronze! He had a measuring reed and line in his hand as he stood in the city gate. 4 This is what the man told me: “Son of Man, watch carefully,[c] listen closely,[d] and remember[e] everything I’m going to be showing you, because you’ve been brought here to be shown what you’re about to see. Be sure that you tell the house of Israel everything that you observe.”

Measuring the Temple Grounds

5 All of a sudden, we were at the exterior wall that completely surrounded the Temple. The man whom I had observed held a measuring reed that was six cubits[f] long as measured in cubits that were a cubit and a handbreadth[g] long. As he measured the thickness of the wall, he measured out one reed.[h] Its height was also one reed.[i] 6 Then he went over to the gate that faced toward the east, ascended its steps, and measured its thresholds. One threshold measured one reed[j] and the other one measured one reed.[k] 7 Each guardhouse[l] measured one reed[m] long and one reed[n] wide, and the distance[o] between each guardhouse was five cubits.[p] The threshold of the gate near the vestibule facing away from the Temple entrance[q] measured one reed.[r]

8 Next, he measured the vestibule of the gate facing away from the Temple entrance at one reed.[s] 9 He measured the vestibule of the gate inside at eight cubits[t] and the doorjambs at two cubits.[u] (The vestibule at the gate faced away from the Temple.) 10 Gate guardhouses stood facing east, numbering three on each side,[v] each of them of equal size[w] to the door jamb; that is, having the same[x] measurement on each side.[y] 11 He measured the width of the gateway at ten cubits,[z] and the length of the gate at thirteen cubits.[aa]

12 The retaining[ab] wall in front of the guardhouses measured one cubit[ac] wide. It stood one cubit[ad] from the wall to the guardhouses, which were six cubits[ae] square.[af] 13 He measured the gate from the roof of the guardhouses to the roof of another[ag] at 25 cubits[ah] from doorway to opposite doorway. 14 Then he measured[ai] the open air porch[aj] at 60 cubits[ak] from the doorjamb of the courtyard that encompassed the gate. 15 The distance from the front entrance gate to the vestibule of the inner gate measured 50 cubits.[al] 16 Latticed windows faced the guardhouses, their side pillars within the gate all around, and also for the porches. Windows were placed all around inside, and the side pillars were engraved with palm trees.

The Outer Court

17 Next, he brought me into the outer court, where chambers and a paved area had been constructed all around the courtyard, with 30 chambers facing the pavement. 18 The pavement to the side[am] of the gates corresponded to the length of the gates. 19 He also measured the width from the front lower gate to the front of the exterior inner court at 100 cubits[an] to the east and to the north.

The North Facing Outer Court

20 Next, he measured the length and width of the outer north-facing gate to the courtyard. 21 It was equipped[ao] with three guardhouses on each side. Its side pillars and porches had measurements identical to the first gate: 50 cubits[ap] long and 25 cubits[aq] wide. 22 Its windows, porches, and palm tree ornaments had measurements identical to the east-facing gate. Reached by seven ascending[ar] steps, its porch lay[as] to the front of the steps. 23 From a gate that stood opposite the northern gate he measured 100 cubits,[at] as well as from the eastern gate.

The South Facing Gate

24 Then he led me toward the south, where there was a gate with side pillar and porch measurements identical to the others. 25 The gate and its porches contained windows all around, identical to the other windows. The length of the porch[au] was 50 cubits[av] and its width was 25 cubits.[aw] 26 Seven steps led up to it, with a porch in front of them. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars, one on each side. 27 The inner court contained a south-facing gate measuring 100 cubits[ax] from gate to gate toward the south.

The Inner Southern Court

28 Next, he brought me to the inner courtyard by way of the south-facing gate. He measured the south-facing gate as having measurements identical to the others. 29 The measurements of its guardhouses, its side pillars, and its porches were identical to the others. The gate and its porches contained windows all around. The length of the porch[ay] was 50 cubits[az] and its width was 25 cubits.[ba] 30 Porches lay all around, measuring 25 cubits[bb] long and five cubits[bc] wide, 31 leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

The Inner Eastern Court

32 Then he brought me into the inner east-facing courtyard, where he measured the gate, identical to the others. 33 The measurement of its guardhouses, side pillars, and porches was identical to the others. The gate and its porches contained windows all around. The length of the porch[bd] was 50 cubits[be] and its width was 25 cubits,[bf] 34 leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

The North Facing Gate

35 Next, he brought me to the north-facing gate, where he measured the gate, identical to the others. 36 The measurement of its guardhouses, side pillars, and porches was identical to the others. The gate and its porches contained windows all around. The length of the porch[bg] was 50 cubits[bh] and its width was 25 cubits,[bi] 37 leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps. 38 There was a chamber with a doorway by the side pillars next to the gate where they prepare[bj] the burnt offerings.

39 In the porch leading in front of the gate there were two tables on either side for slaughtering burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings, 40 and on the outer side, approaching the northern gateway, there were two tables, as well as two tables on the opposite side of the porch in front of the gate. 41 In that way, there were four tables on each side in front of the gate, for a total of eight tables for use in slaughtering the offerings.[bk]

42 There were four tables carved from stone for the burnt offering, each one and a half cubits[bl] long, one and a half cubits[bm] wide, and one cubit[bn] high, on which the instruments are laid for slaughtering burnt offerings and sacrifices. 43 Double hooks, a single handbreadth[bo] in length, were installed all around in this portion of[bp] the temple area.

The Inner Gate

44 From outside leading into the inner gate there were chambers for the choir. One was beside the north gate facing the south, and another was at the south gate facing the north. 45 The angel[bq] told me, “This south-facing chamber is for the priests who maintain the Temple, 46 and the north-facing chamber is for the priests who maintain the altar. These are Zadok’s descendants, who, as descendants of Levi approach the Lord to minister directly to him.” 47 He measured the court in the form of a square at 100 cubits[br] long and 100 cubits[bs] wide. The altar stood in front of the Temple.

The Temple Porch

48 Next, he brought me to the Temple porch and measured the side pillars at five cubits[bt] on each side. The width of the gate measured three cubits[bu] on each side. 49 The porch was 20 cubits[bv] long and eleven cubits[bw] wide. The stairway by which it was ascended was equipped with columns attached to its side pillars, one on each side.

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:1 Lit. of the city
  2. Ezekiel 40:3 The Heb. lacks glowing
  3. Ezekiel 40:4 Lit. watch with your own eyes
  4. Ezekiel 40:4 Lit. listen with your own ears
  5. Ezekiel 40:4 Lit. and put in your heart
  6. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet, given the designated measurement in royal cubits, about 21 inches
  7. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. the royal cubit, which measured about 21 inches
  8. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  9. Ezekiel 40:5 I.e. about 10.5 feet, ; the reed was six royal cubits
  10. Ezekiel 40:6 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  11. Ezekiel 40:6 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  12. Ezekiel 40:7 Or alcove; and so throughout the chapter
  13. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  14. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  15. Ezekiel 40:7 The Heb. lacks the distance
  16. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 8.75 feet, given the designated measurement in royal cubits, about 21 inches
  17. Ezekiel 40:7 The Heb. lacks entrance
  18. Ezekiel 40:7 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  19. Ezekiel 40:8 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the reed was six royal cubits
  20. Ezekiel 40:9 I.e. about 14 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  21. Ezekiel 40:9 I.e. about 42 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  22. Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. three from here and there
  23. Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. from here one measurement
  24. Ezekiel 40:10 The Heb. lacks that is, having the same
  25. Ezekiel 40:10 Lit. measurement from here and from here
  26. Ezekiel 40:11 I.e. about 17.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  27. Ezekiel 40:11 I.e. about 22.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  28. Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. border; or barrier
  29. Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  30. Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  31. Ezekiel 40:12 I.e. about 10.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  32. Ezekiel 40:12 Lit. were six cubits from here and six cubits from here.
  33. Ezekiel 40:13 The Heb. lacks of another
  34. Ezekiel 40:13 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  35. Ezekiel 40:14 Lit. made
  36. Ezekiel 40:14 So LXX; MT reads the jamb
  37. Ezekiel 40:14 I.e. about 106.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  38. Ezekiel 40:15 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  39. Ezekiel 40:18 Or The lower pavement
  40. Ezekiel 40:19 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  41. Ezekiel 40:21 The Heb. lacks was equipped
  42. Ezekiel 40:21 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  43. Ezekiel 40:21 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  44. Ezekiel 40:22 The Heb. lacks ascending
  45. Ezekiel 40:22 The Heb. lacks lay
  46. Ezekiel 40:23 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  47. Ezekiel 40:25 The Heb. lacks of the porch
  48. Ezekiel 40:25 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  49. Ezekiel 40:25 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  50. Ezekiel 40:27 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  51. Ezekiel 40:29 The Heb. lacks of the porch
  52. Ezekiel 40:29 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  53. Ezekiel 40:29 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  54. Ezekiel 40:30 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  55. Ezekiel 40:30 I.e. about 8.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  56. Ezekiel 40:33 The Heb. lacks of the porch
  57. Ezekiel 40:33 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  58. Ezekiel 40:33 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  59. Ezekiel 40:36 The Heb. lacks of the porch
  60. Ezekiel 40:36 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  61. Ezekiel 40:36 I.e. about 43.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  62. Ezekiel 40:38 Lit. rinse
  63. Ezekiel 40:41 The Heb. lacks the offerings
  64. Ezekiel 40:42 I.e. about 31.5 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  65. Ezekiel 40:42 I.e. about 31.5 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  66. Ezekiel 40:42 I.e. about 21 inches; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  67. Ezekiel 40:43 I.e. about 3 inches
  68. Ezekiel 40:43 The Heb. lacks this portion of
  69. Ezekiel 40:45 Lit. He
  70. Ezekiel 40:47 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  71. Ezekiel 40:47 I.e. about 175 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  72. Ezekiel 40:48 I.e. about 8.75 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  73. Ezekiel 40:48 I.e. about 5.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  74. Ezekiel 40:49 I.e. about 35 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
  75. Ezekiel 40:49 I.e. about 19.25 feet; the royal cubit was 21 inches
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