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Ezekiel 42:19 Cross-References

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He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

Ezekiel 42:19 (KJV)

Commentary on Ezekiel 42:19

He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. The final side—the west—completes the perfect square. The verb savav (סָבַב, "turned about") indicates the angel's deliberate movement, completing the circuit. The west held deep significance in Israelite consciousness: it was the direction of the Mediterranean Sea (yam, יָם, both 'sea' and 'west'), the great barrier beyond which lay the unknown world. The west also represented the end—where the sun sets, where day concludes.Yet here the west side receives the same five-hundred-reed measurement, incorpor...

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