Ezekiel 40:24
in Ezekiel 40Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
KJV
After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
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This verse in Ezekiel 40
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with thirty chambers such as was found on the east side. Only one was needed, and it was assigned to the east as being the sacred quarter, and that most conveniently situated for the officiating priests.
This site's exposition
led me to the south side
on Ezekiel 40:24-27
The south gate of the outer court is measured to the pattern of the north and east. The inner court also has a gate facing south, and a hundred cubits separate the two. Gill notes that the outer court's three gates, north, east, and south, leave no west gate named.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 24 and following) 'And he led me to the south gate, and behold, there was a gate that faced south. And its frontispiece and vestibule were measured according to the upper measurements, and its windows and vestibules all around were like the other windows. It had a length of fifty cubits, and a width of twenty-five cubits, and it was ascended by seven steps, and there was a vestibule in front of its doors, and palm trees were carved on it, one on one side, and the other on the other side in front of it.'
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistHomilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 7 · Written before 604.
proposed
"And he led me out to the way of the South, and behold a gate which looked toward the South; and he measured its front and its vestibule according to the measures above." All these things have already been said regarding the gate of the East and the North, and it is not fitting that we should repeatedly go over what we have already explained once and twice. Nevertheless, we must note that in the spiritual building one entrance opens to the East, another to the North, and another to the South. For just as sinners are designated by the cold of the North, so those who are fervent in spirit are designated by the Southern way, who, kindled by the heat of the Holy Spirit, grow in virtues as if in the noonday light. Let the gate to the East therefore stand open, so that those who have well begun the sacraments of faith, and have not afterward been submerged in any depth of vices, may arrive at the secret joys. Let the gate to the North stand open, so that those who after the beginning of warmth and light have fallen away into the cold and darkness of their sins may return to pardon through the compunction of repentance, and may know what is the true gladness of internal reward. Let the gate to the South stand open, so that those who are fervent in virtues through holy desires may daily penetrate the mysteries of internal joy through spiritual understanding.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), which, as some observe, may remind us of the necessity of advancing in grace and holiness, adding one grace to another, going from step to step, from strength to strength, still pressing forward towards perfection--upward, upward, towards heaven, the temple above.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
According to these measures - The same measures that had been used at the eastern court.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיּוֹלִכֵ֙נִי֙ | vaiyolikheni | and he led me | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derekh | [the] direction of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הַדָּר֔וֹם | hadarom | the south | H1864 → | 17 times |
| וְהִנֵּה־ | vehineh- | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| שַׁ֖עַר | shaar | a gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | derekh | [the] direction of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הַדָּר֑וֹם | hadarom | the south | H1864 → | 17 times |
| וּמָדַ֤ד | umadad | and he measured | H4058 → | 51 times |
| אֵילָיו֙ | ʾeilov | pillars its | H352 → | 187 times |
| וְאֵ֣ילַמָּ֔יו | veeilamov | and porches its | H361 → | 15 times |
| כַּמִּדּ֖וֹת | kamidot | according to the measurements | H4060 → | 55 times |
| הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
וַיּוֹלִכֵ֙נִי֙and he led me
vaiyolikheniH1980 →1546 times
דֶּ֣רֶךְ[the] direction of
derekhH1870 →707 times
הַדָּר֔וֹםthe south
hadaromH1864 →17 times
וְהִנֵּה־and there!
vehineh-H2009 →843 times
שַׁ֖עַרa gate
shaarH8179 →374 times
דֶּ֣רֶךְ[the] direction of
derekhH1870 →707 times
הַדָּר֑וֹםthe south
hadaromH1864 →17 times
וּמָדַ֤דand he measured
umadadH4058 →51 times
אֵילָיו֙pillars its
ʾeilovH352 →187 times
וְאֵ֣ילַמָּ֔יוand porches its
veeilamovH361 →15 times
כַּמִּדּ֖וֹתaccording to the measurements
kamidotH4060 →55 times
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 46:9When the people of the land come before the LORD at the appointed feasts, whoever enters by the north gate to worship must go out by the south gate, and whoever enters by the…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast…
- Exodus 34:23
Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.
- 2 Peter 2:20–21
If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse…
- Exodus 23:14–17
Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.
- Deuteronomy 16:16
Through
Ezekiel 40:6Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 8:16
So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five…
- Ezekiel 43:1
Then the man brought me back to the gate that faces east,
- 1 Kings 6:8
The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.
- Jeremiah 19:2
and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,
- Ezekiel 8:16
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Gregory the Dialogist, Homilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 7; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.