Ezekiel 41:21

21 The main hall had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar.

Ezekiel 41:21 in Other Translations

21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

21 The doorposts of the nave were squared, and in front of the Holy Place was something resembling

21 There were square columns at the entrance to the sanctuary, and the ones at the entrance of the Most Holy Place were similar.

21 The main Sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe. In front of the Holy Place was something that looked like

21 The doorposts of the great hall were square, and the front of the sanctuary had the same appearance.

Ezekiel 41:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 41:21

The posts of the temple were squared
Or, were "foursquare" ^F14; the two posts on each side the door, the lintel and the threshold, made a square; the posts themselves were not round, as pillars, but flat and square; and the upper part was not arched, as in some buildings, but square. Jarchi says he had heard that the posts of Solomon's temple were foursquare; but that is not certain; however, these were. The Vulgate Latin version renders it "four cornered"; as doors formerly were: this was the ancient way of building, as Philander

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 observes; almost everything in this wonderful building was foursquare; denoting the firmness, stability, and perfection of all things in it: and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the
appearance of the other;
that is, the front of the holy of holies was like that of the temple; they both had the same appearance, though one was larger than another. The posts of the one were squared, even as the posts of the other; showing that the same is the way of entrance into the Gospel church and into the New Jerusalem church state, and even into the heavenly glory, which is Christ; and, whether in the less or more perfect state of the church on earth, there are the same precious faith, and love, and communion, though different degrees. The Targum is,

``and the face of the house of the propitiatory; and its appearance as the appearance of its glory;''

which Jarchi interprets, as the appearance of the throne of glory, seen by the prophet at the river Chebar, ( Ezekiel 1:26-28 ) .
F14 (hebr) "quadratus", Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F15 Not. in Vitruvium de Architect. l. 4. c. 6. p. 153.

Ezekiel 41:21 In-Context

19 the face of a human being toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple.

20 From the floor to the area above the entrance, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the main hall.

21 The main hall had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar.

22 There was a wooden altar three cubits high and two cubits square ; its corners, its base and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”

23 Both the main hall and the Most Holy Place had double doors.

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