Ezekiel 40:17
in Ezekiel 40Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,
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ASV
Then brought he me into the outer court; and, lo, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
KJV
Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
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This verse in Ezekiel 40
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The “outward” or outer “court” (o, Plan II) corresponds to what was in Herod’s temple the court of Women, into which all Jews, but not Gentiles were admitted. Eze 40:17 Chambers - (I) See Jer 35:2. A pavement - (H) Of mosaic work 2Ch 7:3; Est 1:6 which formed a border of forty-four cubits. On each side of the court in which there were gates, i. e., on east, north, and south. It was called the “lower pavement” to distinguish it from the pavement of the inner court; the outer court being lower than the inner Eze 40:
This site's exposition
Thirty chambers faced the pavement
on Ezekiel 40:17-19
In the outer court a pavement runs all around, and thirty chambers face it. The guide measures from the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court, a hundred cubits on the east as on the north. Fairbairn notes that this hundred-cubit measure recurs through the whole complex.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
And the pavement was laid with stone, so that the feet of the inhabitants, who were sinners, would not be polluted by mud, dirt, and the dust. But rather, the stones on which the temple of God is built, were walked upon.
(Verse 17 and onwards) 'And he led me to the outer court, and behold, treasuries, and a pavement laid with stone in the court all around: thirty treasuries around the pavement. And the pavement in front of the gateways, at the gateways, was lower. And he measured the width of the gateway from the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner court outside, one hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.
The Medieval Church1 voice
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistHomilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 6 · Written before 604.
proposed
After the prophet, introducing oblique windows concerning the grace of contemplation, spoke many things, he says he was led outside, and recalls having seen treasuries. In these treasuries, what else is designated but the knowledge of teachers? But rightly in this matter it can be asked, since holy teachers teach spiritual and internal things, why does the prophet say he was led outside, and saw treasuries outside? But it must be known that contemplation is one thing, which sees only as much as it is unable to speak, while knowledge and doctrine are another thing, which sees only as much as it can express through the tongue. For in comparison with that light which cannot be expressed by voice, almost all that can be expressed by voice is as if outside. Because in the Greek language φυλάττειν means "to keep," and in the Persian language treasures are called gazae, the place where riches are kept is customarily called a treasury. What therefore is designated by treasuries, except, as we said before, the hearts of teachers filled with the riches of wisdom and knowledge? Because, according to Paul's words: "To one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge in the same Spirit." For there are some who through the gift of grace understand even those things which they have not heard expounded by teachers; these clearly have received the word of wisdom. And there are some who cannot understand by themselves what they have heard, but retain those things which they have read in commentators, and knowledgeably bring forth what they have learned by reading. From what then are these filled except with the word of knowledge? Although this can also be understood in another way, because wisdom pertains to life, while knowledge pertains to teaching. […]
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The outward court - So called in regard of the more inward court, between that where he was, and the temple itself; this court, was the second about the temple.
Then brought he me into the outward court,....
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The stars are, as it were, the burning coals, or stones of a fiery colour, with which the pavement of God's celestial temple is laid; and, if the pavement of the court be so bright and glittering, how glorious must we conclude the mansions of that house to be!
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The outward court - This was the court of the people.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְבִיאֵ֗נִי | vayvieni | and he brought me | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֶֽחָצֵר֙ | hechatzer | the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה | hachitzonah | the outer | H2435 → | 25 times |
| וְהִנֵּ֤ה | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| לְשָׁכוֹת֙ | leshakhot | rooms | H3957 → | 47 times |
| וְרִֽצְפָ֔ה | veritzfah | and a pavement | H7531 → | 8 times |
| עָשׂ֥וּי | ʾasui | made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לֶחָצֵ֖ר | lechatzer | for the courtyard | H2691 → | 191 times |
| סָבִ֣יב׀ | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| סָבִ֑יב | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | sheloshim | thirty | H7970 → | 172 times |
| לְשָׁכ֖וֹת | leshakhot | rooms | H3957 → | 47 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃ | haritzfah | the pavement | H7531 → | 8 times |
וַיְבִיאֵ֗נִיand he brought me
vayvieniH935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הֶֽחָצֵר֙the courtyard
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הthe outer
hachitzonahH2435 →25 times
וְהִנֵּ֤הand there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
לְשָׁכוֹת֙rooms
leshakhotH3957 →47 times
וְרִֽצְפָ֔הand a pavement
veritzfahH7531 →8 times
עָשׂ֥וּיmade
ʾasuiH6213 →2628 times
לֶחָצֵ֖רfor the courtyard
lechatzerH2691 →191 times
סָבִ֣יב׀all around
savivH5439 →336 times
סָבִ֑יבall around
savivH5439 →336 times
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirty
sheloshimH7970 →172 times
לְשָׁכ֖וֹתrooms
leshakhotH3957 →47 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָרִֽצְפָֽה׃the pavement
haritzfahH7531 →8 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
Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
it leads to
- Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for…
- Revelation 12:6
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
- Daniel 12:7
And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever,…
- Revelation 11:3
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
- Luke 21:24
Through
Ezekiel 10:5The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 1:24
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they…
- Ezekiel 1:24
Through
Ezekiel 42:1Then the man led me out northward into the outer court, and he brought me to the group of chambers opposite the temple courtyard and the outer wall on the north side.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 40:20
He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.
- Ezekiel 42:13
Then the man said to me, “The north and south chambers facing the temple courtyard are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. There they…
- Ezekiel 40:20
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, Homilies on Ezekiel, Book 2, Homily 6; Jerome, COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 12:40.17-19; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.