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Ezekiel 45:1-9
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The Lord’s Portion of the Land

45 “Now when you (A)divide the land by lot for inheritance, you shall offer [a]an (B)allotment to the Lord, a (C)holy portion of the land; the length shall be a length of twenty-five thousand [b](D)cubits, and the width shall be [c]twenty thousand. It shall be holy within its entire surrounding boundary. 2 Out of this there shall be for the sanctuary a square encompassing (E)five hundred by five hundred cubits, and fifty cubits for its [d](F)open space round about. 3 From this [e]area you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand cubits and a width of ten thousand cubits; and in it shall be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. 4 It shall be the holy portion of the land; it shall be for the (G)priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who (H)come near to serve the Lord, and it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary. 5 An area (I)twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width shall be for the Levites, the ministers of the house, and for their possession [f]cities in which to live.

6 “And you shall give the (J)city possession of an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand cubits long, alongside the [g]allotment of the holy portion; it shall be for the entire house of Israel.

Portion for the Prince

7 “And the (K)prince shall have land on either side of the holy [h]allotment and the [i]property of the city, adjacent to the holy [j]allotment and the [k]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. 8 This shall be his land as a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer (L)oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel (M)according to their tribes.”

9 ‘This is what the Lord [l]God says: “(N)Enough, you princes of Israel; get rid of (O)violence and destruction, and (P)practice justice and righteousness. Revoke your (Q)evictions of My people,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:1 Or a contribution
  2. Ezekiel 45:1 Each of these cubits equals about 21 in. or 53 cm
  3. Ezekiel 45:1 As in LXX; MT 10,000
  4. Ezekiel 45:2 Or pasture land
  5. Ezekiel 45:3 Lit measure
  6. Ezekiel 45:5 As in LXX; MT twenty chambers
  7. Ezekiel 45:6 Or contribution
  8. Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution
  9. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession
  10. Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution
  11. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession
  12. Ezekiel 45:9 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:1 Lit. Gift; i.e. a special section of Israel’s land to be dedicated to the Lord as a national temple park; cf. Eze 48:8ff
  2. Ezekiel 45:1 The Heb. lacks cubit; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 8.29 miles.
  3. Ezekiel 45:1 So LXX; MT reads 10,000
  4. Ezekiel 45:1 LXX and MT lack cubit; if the unit of measurement is 20,000 royal cubits, the length is about 6.6 miles.
  5. Ezekiel 45:2 The Heb. lacks cubits
  6. Ezekiel 45:2 I.e. about 87.5 feet; the royal cubit was about 21 inches
  7. Ezekiel 45:2 Lit. cubit open space
  8. Ezekiel 45:3 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 8.29 miles.
  9. Ezekiel 45:3 The Heb. lacks cubits
  10. Ezekiel 45:4 The Heb. lacks set aside
  11. Ezekiel 45:5 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 8.29 miles.
  12. Ezekiel 45:5 The Heb. lacks to be set aside
  13. Ezekiel 45:5 I.e. the ministry formerly held by the descendants of Levi
  14. Ezekiel 45:5 Or chambers; so with MT; LXX reads temple, cities
  15. Ezekiel 45:6 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 1.66 miles.
  16. Ezekiel 45:6 The Heb. lacks cubits; if the unit of measurement is royal cubits, the length is about 8.29 miles.
  17. Ezekiel 45:7 The Heb. lacks a portion
  18. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit. the sea side facing the sea
  19. Ezekiel 45:7 Lit. the sea side
  20. Ezekiel 45:8 Lit. to him
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