Ezekiel 45:9-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Thus says the Lord God: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and do what is just and right! Stop evicting my people!—oracle of the Lord God.
Weights and Measures.[a] 10 (A)You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.
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Ezekiel 45:9-10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
9 Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Cease your evictions of my people, says the Lord God.
Weights and Measures
10 You shall have honest balances, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.[a]
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- Ezekiel 45:10 A Heb measure of volume
Ezekiel 45:9-10
Common English Bible
9 The Lord God proclaims: Enough, princes of Israel! Turn aside from violence and oppression. Establish justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people! This is what the Lord God says: 10 You must use fair scales, a fair ephah,[a] and a fair bath.[b]
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- Ezekiel 45:10 One ephah is approximately twenty quarts of grain.
- Ezekiel 45:10 One bath is approximately twenty quarts of liquid.
Ezekiel 45:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 ‘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.
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- Ezekiel 45:9 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a dry measure, about 1 cubic foot or 0.03 cubic meters
- Ezekiel 45:10 I.e., a liquid measure, about 6 gallons or 23 liters
Ezekiel 45:9-10
New International Version
9 “‘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]
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- Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 bushel or about 22 liters.
- Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure equaling about 6 gallons or about 22 liters.
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