Lexicon :: Strong's H7070 - qānê

He fell asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and good, came up on one stalk.

“In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stalk.

“You are to make a lampstand out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds[fn] and petals.

“For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches from it, a bud under the second pair of branches from it, and a bud under the third pair of branches from it.

“Take for yourself the finest spices: 12 ¹/₂ pounds[fn] of liquid myrrh, half as much (6 ¹/₄ pounds[fn]) of fragrant cinnamon, 6 ¹/₄ pounds of fragrant cane,

Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its buds and petals.

For the six branches that extended from it, a bud was under the first pair of branches from it, a bud under the second pair of branches from it, and a bud under the third pair of branches from it.

“For the LORD will strike Israel so that they will[fn] shake as a reed shakes in water. He will uproot Israel from this good soil that he gave to their ancestors. He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates because they made their Asherah poles, angering the LORD.

“Now look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.

then let my shoulder blade fall from my back,

and my arm be pulled from its socket.

He lies under the lotus plants,

hiding in the protection[fn] of marshy reeds.

Rebuke the beast in the reeds,

the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.

Trample underfoot those with bars of silver.[fn]

Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.

nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,

with all the trees of frankincense,

myrrh and aloes,

with all the best spices.

The channels will stink;

they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched.

Reed and rush will wilt.

the parched ground will become a pool,

and the thirsty land, springs.

In the haunt of jackals, in their lairs,

there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.

“Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.

“He will not break a bruised reed,

and he will not put out a smoldering wick;

he will faithfully bring justice.

“You have not bought me aromatic cane with silver,

or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.

But you have burdened me with your sins;

you have wearied me with your iniquities.

“Those who pour out their bags of gold

and weigh out silver on scales —

they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god.

Then they kneel and bow down to it.

What use to me is frankincense from Sheba

or sweet cane from a distant land?

Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;

your sacrifices do not please me.

“Vedan[fn] and Javan from Uzal[fn] dealt in your merchandise; wrought iron, cassia, and aromatic cane were exchanged for your goods.

“ ‘Then all the inhabitants of Egypt

will know that I am the LORD,

for they[fn] have been a staff made of reed

to the house of Israel.

He brought me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. He was standing by the city gate.

Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of twenty-one inches;[fn] each unit was the standard length plus three inches.[fn] He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was 10 ¹/₂ feet,[fn] and its height was the same.

I saw that the temple had a raised platform surrounding it; this foundation for the side rooms was 10 ¹/₂ feet high.[fn]

He measured the east side with a measuring rod;

it was 875 feet[fn] by the measuring rod.[fn]