Ezekiel 42:19

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

"He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed." - Ezekiel 42:19
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What does Ezekiel 42:19 mean?

Ezekiel 42:19 (KJV) reads, "He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed." To understand the significance and depth of this verse, it is essential to look at its context within the greater book of Ezekiel. The book of Ezekiel is a…

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Measuring the Depth of God's Design: Insights from Ezekiel 42:19

As we delve into Ezekiel 42:19, where we read, "He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed," we are invited into a profound and sacred space of understanding. This verse may seem straightforward, a mere account of measurements taken…

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A Prayer for Divine Measurement and Direction

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am filled with gratitude and reverence for the guidance You provide through Your Holy Word. I meditate on the profound scripture from Ezekiel 42:19, which states, "He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds…

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Ezekiel 42:19 - "¶ He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed."
Joshua 19:42 - "And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,"
Ezekiel 42:18 - "He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed."
Ezekiel 42:2 - "Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits."
"And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah," - Joshua 19:42
Ezekiel 42:17 - "He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."
Ezekiel 42:9 - "And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court."
Ezekiel 42:16 - "He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."
Ezekiel 42:8 - "For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits."
Ezekiel 42:4 - "And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north."
John 19:42 - "There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand."
Ezekiel 42:10 - "The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building."
Ezekiel 42:5 - "Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building."
Ezekiel 42:7 - "And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits."
Ezekiel 42:6 - "For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground."
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Ezekiel 16:42 - "So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry."
Isaiah 42:19 - "Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?"
Ezekiel 42:12 - "And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them."
Ezekiel 42:3 - "Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories."
"He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed." - Ezekiel 42:18
"Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits." - Ezekiel 42:2
Genesis 42:19 - "If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:"
Ezekiel 42:1 - "Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north."