Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The appearance of brass - Brightly shining.
A line of flax - For measuring the ground plan.
A measuring reed - For the walls (compare Jeremiah 31:38-39). To measure implied a separation for sacred purposes. The measurements are:
(1) exact, to show that the promise is certain;
(2) equal, to denote harmony;
(3) vast, to mark majesty and grandeur.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezekiel 40:3:
Isaiah 46:6
Ezekiel 1:1
Zechariah 2:1
Revelation 21:15
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