Yehezkiel 34:25

34:25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely ¹  in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods. ² 

Yehezkiel 40:48

40:48 Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured the jambs of the porch as 8¾ feet ³  on either side, and the width of the gate was 24½ feet ⁴  and the sides ⁵  were 5¼ feet ⁶  on each side.

[34:25]  ¹ tn The phrase “live securely” occurs in Ezek 28:26; 38:8, 11, 14; 39:26 as an expression of freedom from fear. It is a promised blessing resulting from obedience (see Lev 26:5-6).

[34:25]  ² sn The woods were typically considered to be places of danger (Ps 104:20-21; Jer 5:6).

[40:48]  ³ tn Heb “five cubits” (i.e., 2.625 meters).

[40:48]  ⁴ tn The LXX reads “fourteen cubits” (i.e., 7.35 meters). See following note.

[40:48]  ⁵ tc The translation follows the LXX. The MT reads “the width of the gate was three cubits,” the omission due to haplography.

[40:48]  tn Or “sidewalls.”

[40:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “three cubits” (i.e., 1.575 meters).