Ezekiel 40:27

27 Opposite to it, the gate complex for the inner court faced south. He measured the distance across the courtyard from gate to gate: one hundred seventy-five feet.

Ezekiel 40:27 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 40:27

And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south
Which answered to the gate of the outward court before mentioned: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits;
from the gate of the inward court, to the gate of the outward court southward, were just the same dimensions as in the east and north gates, and between their respective ones, ( Ezekiel 40:19 Ezekiel 40:23 ) .

Ezekiel 40:27 In-Context

25 The porch with its windows was the same size as those previously mentioned.
26 It also had seven steps up to it. Its porch opened onto the outside courtyard, with palm trees decorating its gateposts on both sides.
27 Opposite to it, the gate complex for the inner court faced south. He measured the distance across the courtyard from gate to gate: one hundred seventy-five feet.
28 He led me into the inside courtyard through the south gate complex. He measured it and found it the same as the outside ones.
29 Its alcoves, connecting walls, and vestibule were the same. The gate complex and porch, windowed all around, measured eighty-seven and a half by forty-three and three-quarters feet.
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