Ezekiel 43:16

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“The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.”

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BSBPD

“The altar hearth shall be square at its four corners, twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve broad, square in the four sides thereof.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the altar <FI>is<Fi> twelve long by twelve broad, square in its four squares.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 43:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 27:1“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
  2. Exodus 38:1Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
  3. 2 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
  4. Ezra 3:3They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
  5. Isaiah 29:1Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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