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Ezekiel 42:20 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Ezekiel 42:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 42 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 42:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 42:20
The massive wall—'five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad' (approximately 3,000 feet or over half a mile per side)—creates a perfect square enclosing the entire temple complex. This wall's purpose is explicitly stated: 'to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.' The Hebrew חֹל (chol, 'profane') doesn't mean morally evil but common, ordinary, secular—that which is not consecrated. The wall teaches that God's holiness requires clear boundaries. The perfect square shape echoes the Most Holy Place (1 Kings 6:20) and the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:16), symbolizing ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 42:20
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“square round about; and fifty cubits for the suburbs of it round about.”
“a wall on the outside of the house round about”
“and have profaned my holy things: they have made no distinction between the holy and the common”
“in front of the twenty-five thousand”
“and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.”
“' says Yahweh”
“desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation”
“and showed me the holy city”
“this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.,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., בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יוּשַׁר הַשִּׁיר־הַזֶּה בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה עִיר עָז־לָנוּ יְשׁוּעָה יָשִׁית חוֹמוֹת וָחֵל׃ ,In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; Walls and bulwarks doth He appoint for salvation.,καὶ τὸ ὕψος τῆς καταφυγῆς τοῦ τοίχου σου ταπεινώσει καὶ καταβήσεται ἕως τοῦ ἐδάφους,In that day they shall sing this song in the land of Judea; Behold a strong city; and he shall make salvation its wall and bulwark.,,,,”
“between us and you there is a great gulf fixed”