# What does Ezekiel 40:48 mean?

> Ezekiel 40:48 in plain, modern English from the Modern Text Bible.

> Then he brought me to the porch of the temple and measured its pillars. Each pillar was about nine feet thick, and the entrance was about twenty-four feet wide, with side walls about twelve feet wide on each side.
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> — Ezekiel 40:48, Modern Text Bible

## Commentary

The entrance to the temple was grand and solid, emphasizing the importance and strength of God's house.