‘This is what the Lord [a]God says: “(A)Enough, you princes of Israel; get rid of (B)violence and destruction, and (C)practice justice and righteousness. Revoke your (D)evictions of My people,” declares the Lord God.

10 “You shall have (E)accurate balances, an accurate [b](F)ephah, and an accurate [c](G)bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be [d]the same quantity, so that the bath will contain a tenth of a (H)homer, and the ephah a tenth of a [e]homer; [f]their standard shall be according to the homer.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:9 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
  3. Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a liquid measure, about 6 gallons or 23 liters
  4. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit one
  5. Ezekiel 45:11 About 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubic meters
  6. Ezekiel 45:11 Lit its measure

“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression(A) and do what is just and right.(B) Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. 10 You are to use accurate scales,(C) an accurate ephah[a](D) and an accurate bath.[b] 11 The ephah(E) and the bath are to be the same size, the bath containing a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer is to be the standard measure for both.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 bushel or about 22 liters.
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure equaling about 6 gallons or about 22 liters.