Chapter 40 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the
year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city
was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the Lord was upon me and brought me
thither.
In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel and set me upon a very
high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.
And he brought me thither.
And, behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of
brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed.
And he stood in the gate.
And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with
thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall show thee.
For to the intent that I might show them unto thee art thou brought hither.
Declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
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 in hand breadth.
So he measured the breadth of the building, one reed, and the height one
reed.
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.
And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad.
And between the little chambers were five cubits, and the threshold of the gate by
the porch of the gate within was one reed.
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Then measured he the porch of the gate eight cubits, and the posts thereof two
cubits.
And the porch of the gate was inward.
And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side,
and three on that side.
And they three were of one measure, and the posts had one measure on this side
and on that side.
And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits, and the length of
the gate, thirteen cubits.
The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space
was one cubit on that side.
And the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.
He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another.
The breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round
about the gate.
And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the
inner gate were fifty cubits.
And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within
the gate round about, and likewise to the arches.
And windows were round about inward, and upon each post were palm trees.
Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a
pavement made for the court round about.
Thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
And the pavement by the side of the gates, over against the length of the gates,
was the lower pavement.
Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the
forefront of the inner court without, and a hundred cubits eastward and
northward.
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the
length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
And the little chambers thereof were three on this side, and three on that side.
And the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were after the measure of the
first gate.
The length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees were after the
measure of the gate that looketh toward the east.
And they went up unto it by seven steps, and the arches thereof were before them.
And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north,
and toward the east.
And he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.
After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south.
And he measured the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these
measures.
And there were windows in it, and in the arches thereof round about.
Like those windows, the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty
cubits.
And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them.
And it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts
thereof.
And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south, and he measured from
gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate, and he measured the south
gate according to these measures.
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches
thereof, according to these measures.
And there were windows in it, and in the arches thereof round about, it was fifty
cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
And the arches thereof were toward the utter court, and palm trees were upon the
posts thereof.
And the going up to it had eight steps.
And he brought me into the inner court toward the east, and he measured the gate
according to these measures.
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches
thereof, were according to these measures.
And there were windows therein, and in the arches thereof round about,
it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
And the arches thereof were toward the outward court, and palm trees were upon
the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side.
And the going up to it had eight steps.
And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these
measures.
The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof,
and the windows to it round about, the length was fifty cubits, and the
breadth five and twenty cubits.
And the posts thereof were toward the utter court, and palm trees were upon the
posts thereof, on this side, and on that side.
And the going up to it had eight steps.
And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates,
where they washed the burnt offering.
And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on
that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering, and the sin offering,
and the trespass offering.
And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate,
were two tables.
And on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.
Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side.
By the side of the gate eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.
And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and a half
long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high, whereupon also they
laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
And within were hooks, and hand broad, fastened round about, and upon the tables
was the flesh of the offering.
And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner
court, which was at the side of the north gate.
And their prospect was toward the south, one at the side of the east gate having
the prospect toward the north.
And he said unto me, This chamber whose prospect is toward the south is for the
priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers
of the charge of the altar.
These are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the Lord to
minister unto him.
So he measured the court an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad,
four square, and the altar that was before the house.
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.
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits.
And he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it, and there were pillars
by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.