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Ezekiel 40:21

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 40:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18And the pavement was by the side of the gates, answerable unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.
19Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, [both] on the east and on the north.
20And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
21And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
22And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
23And there was a gate to the inner court over against the [other] gate, [both] on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.
24And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the little chambers thereof were three on this side, and three on that side, &c.] As in the eastern gate, and the measures the same, (<264007>Ezekiel 40:7). Gospel churches in the latter day will be all on the same plan, and modelled according to the same pattern, and be in just the same order, one as another: and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were after the same measure of the first gate; the eastern gate: believers will be all pillars in the church of God, and partakers of the same like precious faith: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits; (see <264013>Ezekiel 40:13,15).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The gates both of the outer and of the inner court. Compare Plan II. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the little: Eze 40:7, Eze 40:10-16, Eze 40:29, Eze 40:30, Eze 40:36, Eze 40:37 arches: or, galleries, or porches, Eze 40:16, Eze 40:26, Eze 40:30, Eze 40:34 after: Eze 40:8, Eze 40:10, Eze 40:13, Eze 40:15, Eze 40:25, Eze 40:29 Ezekiel 40:22”
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