Ezekiel 8:14

8:14 Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’s house. I noticed ¹  women sitting there weeping for Tammuz. ² 

Ezekiel 40:10

40:10 There were three alcoves on each side of the east gate; the three had the same measurement, and the jambs on either side had the same measurement. ³ 

Ezekiel 40:21

40:21 Its alcoves, three on each side, and its jambs and porches had the same measurement as the first gate; 87½ feet ⁴  long and 43¾ feet ⁵  wide.

Ezekiel 40:32

40:32 Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. He measured the gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Ezekiel 40:39

40:39 In the porch of the gate were two tables on either side on which to slaughter the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering.

Ezekiel 42:15

42:15 Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around.

Ezekiel 44:1

The Closed Gate

44:1 Then he brought me back by way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces east, but it was shut.

Ezekiel 46:3

46:3 The people of the land will bow down at the entrance of that gate before the Lord on the Sabbaths and on the new moons.

Ezekiel 46:8

46:8 When the prince enters, he will come by way of the porch of the gate and will go out the same way.

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¹ tn Given the context this could be understood as a shock, e.g., idiomatically “Good grief! I saw….”

² sn The worship of Tammuz included the observation of the annual death and descent into the netherworld of the god Dumuzi. The practice was observed by women in the ancient Near East over a period of centuries.

³ sn The three alcoves are parallel to the city gates found at Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer.

⁴ tn Heb “fifty cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).

⁵ tn Heb “twenty-five cubits” (i.e., 13.125 meters).