“But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.”
But do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample over the holy city for forty-two months — the outer court (aule, outer court of the temple) is excluded from measuring and is surrendered to the nations (ethnē), who will trample (pateo) the holy city for forty-two months (triton, a three-and-a-half-year period, compare Daniel 7:25, 12:7). The trampling suggests gentile dominion and persecution; the duration is limited, indicating divine control.
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