Ezekiel 17:3

Context
17:3 Say to them: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:¹

“‘A great eagle² with broad wings, long feathers,³

with full plumage which was multi-hued,⁴

came to Lebanon⁵ and took the top of the cedar.

Ezekiel 40:7

Context
40:7 The alcoves were 10½ feet long and 10½ feet wide; between the alcoves were 8¾ feet.⁶ The threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate facing inward was 10½ feet.

Ezekiel 40:29

Context
40:29 Its alcoves, its jambs, and its porches had the same dimensions as the others, and there were windows all around it and its porches; its length was 87½ feet⁷ and its width 43¾ feet.⁸

Ezekiel 40:33

Context
40:33 Its alcoves, its jambs, and its porches had the same dimensions as the others, and there were windows all around it and its porches; its length was 87½ feet⁹ and its width 43¾ feet.¹⁰

Ezekiel 40:42

Context
40:42 The four tables for the burnt offering were of carved stone, 32 inches¹¹ long, 32 inches¹² wide, and 21 inches¹³ high. They would put the instruments which they used to slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice on them.

Ezekiel 40:49

Context
40:49 The length of the porch was 35 feet¹⁴ and the width 19¼ feet;¹⁵ steps¹⁶ led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side.

Ezekiel 43:17

Context
43:17 The ledge is 24½ feet¹⁷ long and 24½ feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10½ inches,¹⁸ and its surrounding base 1¾ feet.¹⁹ Its steps face east.”

Ezekiel 48:10

Context
48:10 These will be the allotments for the holy portion: for the priests, toward the north eight and a quarter miles²⁰ in length, toward the west three and one-third miles²¹ in width, toward the east three and one-third miles²² in width, and toward the south eight and a quarter miles²³ in length; the sanctuary of the Lord will be in the middle.

[17:3] ¹tn The parable assumes the defection of Zedekiah to Egypt and his rejection of Babylonian lordship.

[17:3] ²sn The great eagle symbolizes Nebuchadnezzar (17:12).

[17:3] ³tn Hebrew has two words for wings; it is unknown whether they are fully synonymous or whether one term distinguishes a particular part of the wing such as the wing coverts (nearest the shoulder), secondaries (mid-feathers of the wing) or primaries (last and longest section of the wing).

[17:3] ⁴tn This term was used in 16:10, 13, and 18 of embroidered cloth.

[17:3] ⁵sn In the parable Lebanon apparently refers to Jerusalem (17:12).

[40:7] ⁶tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters) according to the “long” cubit. See the note on the first occurrence of the phrase “10½ feet” in v. 5.

[40:29] ¹¹tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).

[40:29] ¹²tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).

[40:33] ¹⁶tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).

[40:33] ¹⁷tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).

[40:42] ²¹tn Heb “one and a half cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).

[40:42] ²²tn Heb “one and a half cubits” (i.e., 78.75 cm).

[40:42] ²³tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).

[40:49] ²⁶tn Heb “twenty cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).

[40:49] ²⁷tn Heb “eleven cubits” (i.e., 5.775 meters).

[40:49] ²⁸tc The LXX reads “ten steps.”

[43:17] ³¹tn Heb “fourteen”; the word “cubits” is not in the Hebrew text but is understood from the context; the phrase occurs again later in this verse. Fourteen cubits is about 7.35 meters.

[43:17] ³²tn Heb “half a cubit” (i.e., 26.25 cm).

[43:17] ³³tn Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm).

[48:10] ³⁶tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).

[48:10] ³⁷tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10] ³⁸tn Heb “ten thousand cubits” (i.e., 5.25 kilometers).

[48:10] ³⁹tn Heb “twenty-five thousand cubits” (i.e., 13.125 kilometers).