Ezekiel 40:5
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man’s hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”Ezekiel 40:5
What Does Ezekiel 40:5 Mean?
Ezekiel 40:5 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 40, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 40:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zechariah 2:1“I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.”Ezekiel 42:20“He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.”Ezekiel 41:8“I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.”Ezekiel 43:13“And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.”Isaiah 26:1“In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.”Deuteronomy 3:11“For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man.”Psalms 125:2“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.”Isaiah 60:18“Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.”Ezekiel 40:6“Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.”Zechariah 2:5“For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.”Revelation 21:12“And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:”
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