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me into the chamber that was ouer against the the gate whose prospect is towarde the East, and
separate place, and which was before the build- measured it round about. 16 He measured the
ing toward the North. 2 Before ye length of East side with the measuring rod, fiue hundreth
an hundreth cubites, was the North doore, and reedes, euen with the measuring reede round
it was fiftie cubites broad. 3 Ouer against the about. 17 He measured also the Northside, fiue
twentie cubites which were for the inner court, hundreth reedes, euen with the measuring reede
and ouer against the pauement, which was for rounde about. 18 And he measured the South
the vtter court, was chamber against chamber side fiue hundreth reedes with the measuring
in three rowes. 4 And before the chambers was reede. 19 He turned about also to the West side,
a gallery of ten cubites wide, and within was and measured fiue hundreth reedes with the
a way of one cubite, and their doores towarde measuring reede. 20 He measured it by the foure
the North. 5 Nowe the chambers aboue were sides: it had a wall round about, fiue hundreth
narower: for those chambers seemed to eate vp reedes long, and fiue hundreth broade to make
these, to wit, the lower, and those that were in a separation betweene the Sanctuarie, and the
the middes of the building. 6 For they were in prophane place.
three rowes, but had not pillars as the pillars
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from them beneath and from the middlemost, 1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, euen
euen from the ground. 7 And the wall that was the gate that turneth towarde the East. 2 And
without ouer against the chambers, toward the beholde, the glorie of the God of Israel came
vtter court on the forefront of the chambers, from out of the East, whose voyce was like a
was fiftie cubites long. 8 For the length of the noyse of great waters, and the earth was made
chambers that were in the vtter court, was fiftie light with his glorie. 3 And the vision which I
cubites: and loe, before the Temple were an saw was like the vision, euen as the vision that I
hundreth cubites. 9 And vnder these chambers sawe when I came to destroy the citie: and the
was the entrie, on the East side, as one goeth into visions were like the vision that I sawe by the
them from the outward court. 10 The chambers riuer Chebar: and I fell vpon my face. And the
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were in the thicknesse of the wall of the court
towarde the East, ouer against the separate place, glorie of the Lord came into the house by the
and ouer against the building. 11 And the way way of the gate, whose prospect is towarde the
before them was after ye maner of the chambers, East. 5 So the Spirite tooke me vp and brought
which were toward ye North, as long as they, and me into the inner court, and beholde, the glorie
as broad as they: and all their entries were like, of the Lord filled the house. 6 And I heard one
speaking vnto me out of the house: and there
both according to their facions, and according to stoode a man by me, 7 Which saide vnto me,
their doores. 12 And according to ye doores of Sonne of man, this place is my throne, and the
ye chambers that were towarde the South, was place of the soles of my feete, whereas I will
a doore in the corner of the way, euen the way dwell among the children of Israel for euer, and
directly before the wall toward the East, as one the house of Israel shall no more defile mine
entreth. 13 The said he vnto me, The North cham- holy Name, neither they, nor their Kings by
bers and ye South chambers which are before ye their fornication, nor by the carkeises of their
separate place, they be holy chambers, wherein Kings in their high places. Albeit they set their
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the Priests that approch vnto ye Lord, shall eat thresholdes by my thresholdes, and their postes
the most holy things: there shall they lay the by my postes (for there was but a wall betweene
most holy things, and the meate offering, and the
sinne offering, and the trespasse offring: for the me and them) yet haue they defiled mine holy
place is holy. 14 When the Priestes enter therein, Name with their abominations, that they haue
they shall not go out of the holy place into the committed: wherfore I haue consumed them in
my wrath.
Now therefore let them put away
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vtter court, but there they shall lay their gar- their fornication, and the carkeises of their Kings
mentes wherein they minister: for they are holy, farre from me, and I will dwell among them for
and shall put on other garmentes, and so shall euer. 10 Thou sonne of man, shew this House to
approchto those things, whichare for the people. the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed
15 Nowe when he had made an ende of measuring of their wickednes, and let them measure ye
the inner house, he brought mee forth toward paterne. 11 And if they be ashamed of all that