15 So the altar shall be four cubits, and from the altar upward shall be four horns.

16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long and twelve broad, and foursquare in the four corners thereof.

17 And the frame shall be fourteen cubits long, and fourteen broad in the foursquare corners thereof, and the border about it shall be half a cubit, and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about, and the steps thereof shall be turned toward the East.

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15 Above that, the altar hearth(A) is four cubits high, and four horns(B) project upward from the hearth. 16 The altar hearth is square, twelve cubits[a] long and twelve cubits wide.(C) 17 The upper ledge(D) also is square, fourteen cubits[b] long and fourteen cubits wide. All around the altar is a gutter of one cubit with a rim of half a cubit.[c] The steps(E) of the altar face east.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:16 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  2. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  3. Ezekiel 43:17 That is, about 11 inches or about 27 centimeters