Ezekiel 45:1-9

International Standard Version

Israel’s Future Temple Park

45 “When you divide the land for an inheritance, you are to present a Terumah^[a] to the Lord, a consecrated portion of the land 25,000 cubits^[b] long and 20,000^[c] cubits^[d] wide. Everything within this area is to be treated as holy. ² A Holy Place is to be dedicated from this area in the form of a square measuring 500 by 500 cubits,^[e] with a 50 cubit^[f] buffer zone^[g] surrounding it. ³ From this area a measure is to be made 25,000 cubits^[h] long and 10,000 cubits^[i] wide, which is to contain the sanctuary, the holiest of holy objects. ⁴ It is to be a holy portion of the land, set aside^[j] for the priests who serve the sanctuary, who approach the Lord to serve him. It is to be a place for their houses, as well as the Holy Place of the sanctuary. ⁵ An area 25,000 cubits^[k] long by 10,000 cubits wide is to be set aside^[l] for use by the Levite^[m] servants of the Temple, 20 parcels^[n] for their residential properties. ⁶ The land allocation for the city is to be set at 5,000 cubits^[o] wide and 25,000 cubits^[p] long, adjacent to the sanctuary district, reserved for the entire house of Israel.”

The Portion for the Regent Prince

⁷ “The Regent Prince is to have a portion^[q] on both sides of the consecrated allotment for the sanctuary and the city’s land allotment, adjacent to both on the west^[r] and the east sides, comparable in length to one of the portions from the west^[s] border to the east border. ⁸ This property in Israel is to belong to the Regent Prince,^[t] so my regent princes will no longer mistreat my nation. The remaining portion of the land is to be allotted to the house of Israel, that is, to its tribes.”

An Exhortation to Honest Business

⁹ “This is what the Lord God says, ‘Enough of you, you regent princes of Israel! Abandon your violence and destruction. Practice what is just and right instead! Stop confiscating property from my people!’ declares the Lord God.