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flesh until you are glutted; drink blood until
you are drunk. This is the sacrificial feast I have
prepared for you. 20 Feast at my banquet table—
feast on horses and charioteers, on mighty men
and all kinds of valiant warriors, says the Sovereign Lord.
21 “In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to
the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I
have inflicted on them and the power of my fist
when I strike. 22 And from that time on the people
of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God.
23 The nations will then know why Israel was sent
away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they
were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned
away from them and let their enemies destroy
them. 24 I turned my face away and punished
them because of their defilement and their sins.
Restoration for God’s People
25 “So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord
says: I will end the captivity of my people*;
I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously
guard my holy reputation! 26 They will accept
responsibility for* their past shame and unfaithfulness after they come home to live in
peace in their own land, with no one to bother
them. 27 When I bring them home from the
lands of their enemies, I will display my holiness among them for all the nations to see.
28 Then my people will know that I am the Lord
their God, because I sent them away to exile
and brought them home again. I will leave
none of my people behind. 29 And I will never
again turn my face from them, for I will pour
out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the
Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”
The New Temple Area
On April 28,* during the twenty-fifth
year of our captivity—fourteen years
after the fall of Jerusalem—the Lord took hold
of me. 2 In a vision from God he took me to the
land of Israel and set me down on a very high
mountain. From there I could see toward the
south what appeared to be a city. 3 As he brought
me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like
bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He
was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord
and a measuring rod.
4 He said to me, “Son of man, watch and listen.
Pay close attention to everything I show you. You
have been brought here so I can show you many
things. Then you will return to the people of Israel and tell them everything you have seen.”
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The East Gateway
5 I could see a wall completely surrounding the
Temple area. The man took a measuring rod that
was 101⁄2 feet* long and measured the wall, and
the wall was 101⁄2 feet* thick and 101⁄2 feet high.
6 Then he went over to the eastern gateway. He
climbed the steps and measured the threshold
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of the gateway; it was 101⁄2 feet front to back.*
7 There were guard alcoves on each side built into
the gateway passage. Each of these alcoves was
101⁄2 feet square, with a distance between them
of 83⁄4 feet* along the passage wall. The gateway’s inner threshold, which led to the entry
room at the inner end of the gateway passage,
was 101⁄2 feet front to back. 8 He also measured
the entry room of the gateway.* 9 It was 14 feet*
across, with supporting columns 31⁄2 feet* thick.
This entry room was at the inner end of the gateway structure, facing toward the Temple.
10 There were three guard alcoves on each
side of the gateway passage. Each had the same
measurements, and the dividing walls separating them were also identical. 11 The man measured the gateway entrance, which was 171⁄2
feet* wide at the opening and 223⁄4 feet* wide
in the gateway passage. 12 In front of each of the
guard alcoves was a 21-inch* curb. The alcoves
themselves were 101⁄2 feet* on each side.
13 Then he measured the entire width of the
gateway, measuring the distance between the
back walls of facing guard alcoves; this distance
was 433⁄4 feet.* 14 He measured the dividing walls
all along the inside of the gateway up to the entry
room of the gateway; this distance was 105 feet.*
15 The full length of the gateway passage was
871⁄2 feet* from one end to the other. 16 There
were recessed windows that narrowed inward
through the walls of the guard alcoves and their
dividing walls. There were also windows in the
entry room. The surfaces of the dividing walls
were decorated with carved palm trees.
The Outer Courtyard
17 Then the man brought me through the gateway
into the outer courtyard of the Temple. A stone
pavement ran along the walls of the courtyard,
and thirty rooms were built against the walls,
opening onto the pavement. 18 This pavement
flanked the gates and extended out from the
walls into the courtyard the same distance as the
gateway entrance. This was the lower pavement.
19 Then the man measured across the Temple’s
39:25 Hebrew of Jacob. 39:26 A few Hebrew manuscripts
read They will forget. 40:1 Hebrew At the beginning of the
year, on the tenth day of the month, of the ancient Hebrew
lunar calendar. This event occurred on April 28, 573 b.c.; also
see note on 1:1. 40:5a Hebrew 6 long cubits [3.2 meters], each
being a cubit [18 inches or 45 centimeters] and a handbreadth
[3 inches or 8 centimeters] in length. 40:5b Hebrew 1 rod
[3.2 meters]; also in 40:5c, 7. 40:6 As in Greek version, which
reads 1 rod [3.2 meters] deep; Hebrew reads 1 rod deep, and
1 threshold, 1 rod deep. 40:7 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.7 meters]; also
in 40:48. 40:8 As in many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac
version; other Hebrew manuscripts add which faced inward
toward the Temple; it was 1 rod [10.5 feet or 3.2 meters]
deep. 9Then he measured the entry room of the gateway.
40:9a Hebrew 8 cubits [4.2 meters]. 40:9b Hebrew 2 cubits
[1.1 meters]. 40:11a Hebrew 10 cubits [5.3 meters].
40:11b Hebrew 13 cubits [6.9 meters]. 40:12a Hebrew 1 cubit
[53 centimeters]. 40:12b Hebrew 6 cubits [3.2 meters].
40:13 Hebrew 25 cubits [13.3 meters]; also in 40:21, 25, 29, 30,
33, 36. 40:14 Hebrew 60 cubits [31.8 meters]. Greek version
reads 20 cubits [35 feet or 10.6 meters]. The meaning of the
Hebrew in this verse is uncertain. 40:15 Hebrew 50 cubits
[26.5 meters]; also in 40:21, 25, 29, 33, 36.