Ezekiel 40:28-37

New International Reader's Version

The Gates to the Inner Courtyard

²⁸ Then the man brought me into the inner courtyard. We went through the south gate. He measured it. It was the same size as the others. ²⁹ Its rooms, side walls and porch measured the same as the ones at the other gateways. The gateway and its porch had openings all around. The side walls and porch measured 88 feet long and 44 feet wide. ³⁰ The porches of the gateways around the inner courtyard were 44 feet wide and nine feet long. ³¹ Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Palm trees decorated its doorposts. Eight steps led up to it.

³² Then the man brought me to the east side of the inner courtyard. There he measured the gateway. It was the same size as the others. ³³ Its rooms, side walls and porch measured the same as the ones at the other gateways. The gateway and its porch had openings all around. The side walls and porch measured 88 feet long and 44 feet wide. ³⁴ Its porch faced the outer courtyard. Each doorpost was decorated with a palm tree. Eight steps led up to the porch.

³⁵ Then the man brought me to the north gate. He measured it. It was the same size as the others. ³⁶ Its rooms, side walls and porch measured the same as the ones at the other gateways. It had openings all around. The side walls and the porch measured 88 feet long and 44 feet wide. ³⁷ The porch faced the outer courtyard. Each doorpost was decorated with a palm tree. Eight steps led up to the porch.