Ezekiel 40:14

Verse

Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.

American Standard Version (1901)

He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the posts, round about the gate.

And he took the measure of the covered way, twenty cubits; and opening from the covered way of the doorway was the open square round about.

Douay-Rheims 1899

He made also fronts of sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about.

Free Bible Version

Then he measured the distance between the posts as sixty cubits. The gateway led all the way around to the courtyard.

King James (Authorized) Version

He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.

Translation for Translators

Then he measured all along the dividing walls between the alcoves all along the inside of the entry hallway: It was ◄105 feet/31.8 meters►. He measured as far as the entry room of the entryway.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Then he measured the wall that went between the guard chambers—sixty cubits in length; he measured as far as the gate's portico.

Noah Webster Bible

He made also posts of sixty cubits; even to the post of the court around the gate.

World English Bible

He also made posts, sixty cubits; and the court reached to the posts, around the gate.

Young's Literal Translation

And he maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto the post of the court, the gate all round about;

Context

The East Gate

¹³Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway. ¹⁴Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard. ¹⁵And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.

Summary

In this verse, Ezekiel is given specific measurements for the pillars of the entrance to the inner court of the temple. These detailed instructions reflect the meticulous planning and design of God's sanctuary, emphasizing the importance of order and reverence in approaching the divine presence. The precision in the measurements underscores the significance of worship and the need for reverence in the house of the Lord. It serves as a reminder that God's dwelling place is to be treated with utmost respect and honor, reflecting the holiness of His presence.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

He made also posts of threescore cubits,.... Jerom thinks, that between the outward wall which surrounded this building, and the building itself, these posts or pillars were placed for ornament, which took up the space of sixty cubits; but rather these design the posts or columns of the gate, which supported the arch over it, on which were rooms or stories, and these were sixty cubits high; for of their height is this measure to be understood. So the Targum, "and he made posts, sixty cubits was their height;'' in the Targum, in the Polyglot Bible by Montanus, it is, "and he made sixty posts, their height a cubit:'' and to this agree Jarchi and Kimchi; these were thirty five yards high, the height of the temple ordered to be built by Cyrus, Ezr 6:3. The man that measured is said to "make" these posts, he being the builder as well as the measurer of this edifice; and might be said to make these as, by measuring, he pointed out the size and proportion of them: these posts may design the true members of Gospel churches, such who are pillars in the house of God; of which see more on Eze 40:16, compare the phrase of "making" these posts or pillars with Rev 3:12, even unto the post of the court round about the gate; that is, there was the same measure to every post or pillar in every court, at every gate round about; at the southern and northern gates, as at this eastern one; they were all exactly of the same measure as the posts in this; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it.