Portion for the Prince

“The (A)prince shall have land on either side of the holy [a]allotment and the [b]property of the city, adjacent to the holy [c]allotment and the [d]property of the city, on the west side toward the west and on the east side toward the east, and in length comparable to one of the portions, from the west border to the east border. This shall be his land for a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer (B)oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel (C)according to their tribes.”

‘Thus says the Lord [e]God, “(D)Enough, you princes of Israel; put away (E)violence and destruction, and (F)practice justice and righteousness. Stop your (G)expropriations from My people,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution
  2. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession
  3. Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution
  4. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession
  5. Ezekiel 45:9 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch