Ezekiel 40:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 40:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 40:5 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 40:5 — KJV
“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 an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.”
— Ezekiel 40:5 (KJV)
Ezekiel 40:5 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 40:5
“After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 40:5: wall, house, round
“I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 40:5: house, round, about
“The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. narrowed...: Heb. narrowings, or, rebatements”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 40:5: wall, house, round
“So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 40:5: wall, house, cubits
“And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. from...: Heb. from his brim to his brim”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 40:5: round, about, cubits
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