Ezequiel 41:5

5 Luego midió el muro del templo y tenía un espesor de tres metros con veinte centímetros. Había una hilera de habitaciones a lo largo del muro exterior; cada habitación medía dos metros con diez centímetros
de ancho.

Ezequiel 41:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 41:5

After he measured the wall of the house six cubits
Or a reed, three yards and a half thick: this was the wall of the holy of holies, or which divided that from the holy place, and was not in the second temple; or rather the wall of the temple, the whole house or building, both of the holy place, and of the most holy, which were contiguous: such a strong wall is the Lord to his church, and especially will be in the latter day, when salvation will be for walls and bulwarks against all enemies, and to preserve from all hurt and danger, ( Isaiah 26:1 ) ( 60:18 ) ( Zechariah 2:5 ) , the New Jerusalem also will have a wall great and high, and made of a precious stone, ( Revelation 21:12 Revelation 21:18 ) : and the breadth of every side chamber four cubits round about the house
on every side;
or, "of every rib" ^F25; as ribs are to the body, so were these side chambers or buildings to the fabric, as Ben Melech observes, who interprets them of beams: adjoining to the above wall were chambers all around the holy place and the most holy on each side, north and south; for there could be none on the east, that being the entrance into the holy, and so into the most holy place; and the floor of these chambers were four cubits, or two yards and a foot broad; that is, those of the lower storey: these were for the priests, where they lodged, and laid up and ate their most holy things, and put their garments in which they ministered; see ( Ezekiel 42:13 Ezekiel 42:14 ) , and design, as the chambers everywhere do, particular congregated churches; where such as are made priests to God by Christ have a place, and communion with God in holy things; and appear in the righteousness of Christ, and in the beauties of holiness.

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FOOTNOTES:

F25 (eluh) "costae", Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezequiel 41:5 In-Context

3 Luego él pasó del santuario a la sala interior. Midió los muros a cada lado de la entrada y tenían un espesor de un metro con diez centímetros.
La entrada medía tres metros con veinte centímetros de ancho y los muros a cada lado de la entrada tenían una longitud de tres metros con setenta centímetros.

4 La sala interior del santuario medía diez metros con sesenta centímetros
de largo y diez metros con sesenta centímetros de ancho. El hombre me dijo: «Este es el Lugar Santísimo».

5 Luego midió el muro del templo y tenía un espesor de tres metros con veinte centímetros. Había una hilera de habitaciones a lo largo del muro exterior; cada habitación medía dos metros con diez centímetros
de ancho.

6 Esas habitaciones laterales estaban construidas en tres pisos, uno encima del otro, y había treinta habitaciones en cada piso. Las vigas de esas habitaciones laterales se apoyaban sobre cornisas exteriores que sobresalían del muro del templo; no estaban empotradas en el muro.

7 El muro del templo era más estrecho a medida que aumentaba su altura y por eso cada piso era más ancho que el de abajo. Una escalera subía desde el piso de abajo por el piso intermedio hacia el piso de arriba.