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The Gate to the South

24 And then he took me toward the south,[a] and look, a gate toward the south,[b] and he measured its pilasters and its porticos; they had measurements just like the others.[c] 25 And there were for it windows and for its porticos all the way around it[d] like these windows; fifty cubits[e] long and twenty-five cubits[f] wide. 26 And seven steps were going up to it and its porticos before them.[g] And it had palm tree images[h] all along[i] its pilasters.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “to the way of the south”
  2. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “to the way of the south”
  3. Ezekiel 40:24 Literally “like the measurements the these”
  4. Ezekiel 40:25 Literally “all around, all around”
  5. Ezekiel 40:25 That is, 87.5 feet
  6. Ezekiel 40:25 That is, 43.75 feet
  7. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “to the face of them”
  8. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “and palm tree images were for it”
  9. Ezekiel 40:26 Literally “from here and one from here to”

The South Gate

24 Then he led me to the south side and I saw the south gate. He measured its jambs and its portico, and they had the same measurements(A) as the others. 25 The gateway and its portico had narrow openings all around, like the openings of the others. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.(B) 26 Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them; it had palm tree decorations on the faces of the projecting walls on each side.(C)

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