Ezekiel 48:30-35
New English Translation
30 “These are the exits of the city: On the north side, 1½ miles[a] by measure, 31 the gates of the city[b] will be named for the tribes of Israel. There will be three gates to the north: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. 32 On the east side, 1½ miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. 33 On the south side, 1½ miles by measure, there will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun. 34 On the west side, 1½ miles in length, there will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city will be 6 miles.[c] The name of the city from that day forward will be: ‘The Lord Is There.’”[d]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Ezekiel 48:30 tn Heb “4,500 cubits” (i.e., 2.36 kilometers); the phrase occurs again in vv. 32-34.
- Ezekiel 48:31 sn See Rev 21:12-14.
- Ezekiel 48:35 tn Heb “18,000 cubits” (i.e., 9.45 kilometers).
- Ezekiel 48:35 sn See Rev 21:12-21.
Ezekiel 48:30-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
30 These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,(A) 31 three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the city being named after the tribes of Israel.(B) 32 On the east side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure, three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun. 34 On the west side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates:[a] the gate of Gad, the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city shall be eighteen thousand cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There.(C)
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 48.34 Heb ms Gk Syr: MT their gates three
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.