Ezekiel 40:37 Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.

◄ Ezekiel 40:37 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated the jambs on either side, and eight steps led up to it.

English Standard Version
Its vestibule faced the outer court, and it had palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

New American Standard Bible
Its side pillars were toward the outer court; and palm tree ornaments were on its side pillars on each side, and its stairway had eight steps.

King James Bible
And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Its portico faced the outer court, and its pilasters were decorated with palm trees on each side. Its stairway had eight steps.

International Standard Version
leading to the outer courtyard. Palm tree ornaments were engraved on its side pillars. The stairway leading to it contained eight steps.

American Standard Version
And the posts thereof were toward the outer court; and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the ascent to it had eight steps.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the porch thereof looked to the outward court: and the graving of palm trees in the front thereof was on this side and on that side: and the going up to it was by eight steps.

Darby Bible Translation
And its posts were toward the outer court; and there were palm-trees upon its posts, on this side and on that side: and its ascent was by eight steps.

Young's Literal Translation
and its posts are to the outer court, and palm-trees are unto its posts, on this side and on that side, and eight steps are its ascent.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

40:1-49 The Vision of the Temple. - Here is a vision, beginning at ch. 40, and continued to the end of the book, ch. 48, which is justly looked upon to be one of the most difficult portions in all the book of God. When we despair to be satisfied as to any difficulty we meet with, let us bless God that our salvation does not depend upon it, but that things necessary are plain enough; and let us wait till God shall reveal even this unto us. This chapter describes two outward courts of the temple. Whether the personage here mentioned was the Son of God, or a created angel, is not clear. But Christ is both our Altar and our Sacrifice, to whom we must look with faith in all approaches to God; and he is Salvation in the midst of the earth, Ps 74:12, to be looked unto from all quarters.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

37. posts—the Septuagint and Vulgate read, "the porch," which answers better to Eze 40:31-34. "The arches" or "porch" [Maurer].