Ezekiel 42:18

18 [Then] he measured the south side [as] five hundred [cubits], [with respect to] reeds with the reed for measurement.

Ezekiel 42:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 42:18

He measured the south side, five hundred reeds
From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it amounted to just the same number of reeds, even five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven hundred and fifty yards: with the measuring reed;
the same as before; here, and in the next verse, the phrase "round about" is not used, but is to be understood; and having been repeated, there was no need of mentioning it again.

Ezekiel 42:18 In-Context

16 He measured the east side with the reed for measuring, five hundred cubits, with [respect to] reeds with the reed for measurement, [he measured it] all around.

17 He measured the north side [as] five hundred [cubits], [with respect to] reeds with the reed for measurement all around.

18 [Then] he measured the south side [as] five hundred [cubits], [with respect to] reeds with the reed for measurement.

19 He went around the west side [and] he measured five hundred [cubits], [with respect to] reeds with the reed for measurement.

20 {Toward the four sides} he measured it; [there] [was] a wall for it {all the way around}. [Its] length [was] five hundred [cubits] and [its] width [was] five hundred [cubits], in order to make [a] separation between what is holy and what is common.