Ezekiel 40:48 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then he led me to the entrance of the temple and measured the pillars on both sides of the porch — each one was about 7.5 feet thick. The gateway itself was about 4.5 feet wide on each side.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God cares about the details, even down to the exact measurements of his house.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The prophet Ezekiel wrote this book to the Judean exiles in Babylon around the early 6th century BCE. It was written to offer a vision of future restoration and a new temple

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