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EZEKIEL 43
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a walkway 171⁄2 feet* wide. It extended the entire
175 feet of the complex,* and all the doors faced
north. 5 Each of the two upper levels of rooms
was narrower than the one beneath it because
the upper levels had to allow space for walkways
in front of them. 6 Since there were three levels
and they did not have supporting columns as
in the courtyards, each of the upper levels was
set back from the level beneath it. 7 There was
an outer wall that separated the rooms from the
outer courtyard; it was 871⁄2 feet long. 8 This wall
added length to the outer block of rooms, which
extended for only 871⁄2 feet, while the inner
block—the rooms toward the Temple—extended
for 175 feet. 9 There was an eastern entrance from
the outer courtyard to these rooms.
10 On the south* side of the Temple there were
two blocks of rooms just south of the inner courtyard between the Temple and the outer courtyard.
These rooms were arranged just like the rooms on
the north. 11 There was a walkway between the
two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the
north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms
was the same length and width as the other one,
and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical. 12 So there was
an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the
inner block of rooms, and another on the east at
the end of the interior walkway.
13 Then the man told me, “These rooms that
overlook the Temple from the north and south
are holy. Here the priests who offer sacrifices to
the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. And
because these rooms are holy, they will be used
to store the sacred offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. 14 When
the priests leave the sanctuary, they must not go
directly to the outer courtyard. They must first
take off the clothes they wore while ministering,
because these clothes are holy. They must put
on other clothes before entering the parts of the
building complex open to the public.”
15 When the man had finished measuring
the inside of the Temple area, he led me out
through the east gateway to measure the entire
perimeter. 16 He measured the east side with his
measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long.* 17 Then
he measured the north side, and it was also
42:4a Hebrew 10 cubits [5.3 meters]. 42:4b As in Greek
and Syriac versions, which read Its length was 100 cubits
[53 meters]; Hebrew reads and a passage 1 cubit [21 inches
or 53 centimeters] wide. 42:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew
reads east. 42:16 As in 45:2 and in Greek version at 42:17,
which reads 500 cubits [265 meters]; Hebrew reads 500 rods
[5,250 feet or 1,590 meters]; similarly in 42:17, 18, 19, 20.
43:3 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Latin Vulgate;
Masoretic Text reads I came. 43:7 Or kings on their high
places. 43:11 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads if they
are ashamed. 43:13a Hebrew measurements of the altar in
long cubits, each being a cubit [18 inches or 45 centimeters]
and a handbreadth [3 inches or 8 centimeters] in length.
43:13b Hebrew a cubit [53 centimeters] deep and a cubit
wide. 43:13c Hebrew 1 span [23 centimeters]. 43:13d As in
Greek version; Hebrew reads base. 43:14a Hebrew 2 cubits
[1.1 meters]. 43:14b Hebrew 1 cubit [53 centimeters]; also in
43:14d. 43:14c Hebrew 4 cubits [2.1 meters]; also in 43:15.
875 feet. 18 The south side was also 875 feet, 19 and
the west side was also 875 feet. 20 So the area was
875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to
separate what was holy from what was common.
The LORD’s Glory Returns
After this, the man brought me back
around to the east gateway. 2 Suddenly,
the glory of the God of Israel appeared from the
east. The sound of his coming was like the roar
of rushing waters, and the whole landscape
shone with his glory. 3 This vision was just like
the others I had seen, first by the Kebar River
and then when he came* to destroy Jerusalem.
I fell face down on the ground. 4 And the glory
of the Lord came into the Temple through the
east gateway.
5 Then the Spirit took me up and brought me
into the inner courtyard, and the glory of the
Lord filled the Temple. 6 And I heard someone
speaking to me from within the Temple, while
the man who had been measuring stood beside
me. 7 The Lord said to me, “Son of man, this is
the place of my throne and the place where I will
rest my feet. I will live here forever among the
people of Israel. They and their kings will not defile my holy name any longer by their adulterous
worship of other gods or by honoring the relics
of their kings who have died.* 8 They put their
idol altars right next to mine with only a wall between them and me. They defiled my holy name
by such detestable sin, so I consumed them in
my anger. 9 Now let them stop worshiping other
gods and honoring the relics of their kings, and
I will live among them forever.
10 “Son of man, describe to the people of Israel the Temple I have shown you, so they will
be ashamed of all their sins. Let them study its
plan, 11 and they will be ashamed* of what they
have done. Describe to them all the specifications of the Temple—including its entrances
and exits—and everything else about it. Tell
them about its decrees and laws. Write down all
these specifications and decrees as they watch
so they will be sure to remember and follow
them. 12 And this is the basic law of the Temple:
absolute holiness! The entire top of the mountain where the Temple is built is holy. Yes, this
is the basic law of the Temple.
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The Altar
13 “These are the measurements of the altar*:
There is a gutter all around the altar 21 inches
deep and 21 inches wide,* with a curb 9 inches*
wide around its edge. And this is the height* of
the altar: 14 From the gutter the altar rises 31⁄2
feet* to a lower ledge that surrounds the altar
and is 21 inches* wide. From the lower ledge the
altar rises 7 feet* to the upper ledge that is also
21 inches wide. 15 The top of the altar, the hearth,
rises another 7 feet higher, with a horn rising