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Ezekiel 41:21

41:20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. posts: Heb. post

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As for the temple, the door posts were squared; and as for the face of the sanctuary, its appearance was as the appearance of the temple.

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

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

41:22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.

What does Ezekiel 41:21 mean?

Ezekiel 41:21 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מְזוּזָה (mᵉzûwzâh), הֵיכָל (hêykâl), רָבַע (râbaʻ). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
postsמְזוּזָהmᵉzûwzâh/mez-oo-zaw'/H4201a door-post (as prominent)
of
the
templeהֵיכָלhêykâl/hay-kawl'/H1964a large public building, such as a palace or temple
were
squared,רָבַעrâbaʻ/raw-bah'/H7251to be quadrate
and
the
faceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of
the
sanctuary;קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
the
appearanceמַרְאֶהmarʼeh/mar-eh'/H4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
of
the
one
as
the
appearanceמַרְאֶהmarʼeh/mar-eh'/H4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
of
the
other.
posts:
Heb.
post

Commentary on Ezekiel 41:21

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 41:21
se promises have, both in type and tendency, a reference as far forward as to the gospel church, to which this second edition of the Jewish church was at length to resign its dignities and privileges. It is here promised, I. That the city shall be rebuilt and re-established "in statu quo—in its former state," ver. 1-6 . II. That the captives, having their sins pardoned, shall be restored, ver. 7, 8 . III. That this shall redound very much to the glory of God, ver. 9 . IV. That the country shall have both joy and plenty, ver. 10-14 . V. That way shall be made for the coming of the Messiah, ver. 15, 16 . VI. That the house of David, the house of Levi, and the house of Israel, shall flourish again, and be established, and all three in the kingdom of Christ; a gospel ministry and the gospel church shall continue while the world stands, ver. 17-26 . Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 589.) 1 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 2 Thus saith the

Cross-references

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Exodus 3:14

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 6:3

And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

Exodus 15:3

The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.

Isaiah 14:32

What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. trust: or, betake themselves unto it

Isaiah 37:26

Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. Hast: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?

Isaiah 43:1

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Ezekiel 32:18

Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.

Amos 5:8

Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

Amos 9:6

It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. stories: or, spheres: Heb. ascensions troop: or, bundle

Hebrews 11:10

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Hebrews 11:16

But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

Revelation 21:2

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:10

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 41:21.

1 Kings 6:33

So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. a fourth: or, foursquare

1 Kings 7:5

And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. doors: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect

1 Samuel 1:9

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.

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What does Ezekiel 41:21 say?

Ezekiel 41:21 (King James Version) reads: "The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. posts: Heb. post"

Is Ezekiel 41:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 41:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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