Ezekiel 48:35

Ezekiel 48:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.
• New International Version (NIV)“The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. “And the name of the city from that time on will be: the Lord is there.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The circumference of the city shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The Lord Is There."
• New King James Version (NKJV)All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.”

Context of Ezekiel 48:35

33The wall on the south side will also be 2,250 metres long. The three gates on that side will be for Simeon, for Issachar and for Zebulun. 34The wall on the west side will also be 2,250 metres long. The three gates on that side will be for Gad, for Asher and for Naphtali. So the walls all around the city will measure 9,000 metres. From that time on, the name of the city will be, “The Lord is there.” ’

Ezekiel 48:35 word by word

סָבִ֕יב שְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף וְשֵׁם־הָעִ֥יר מִיּ֖וֹם יְהוָ֥ה׀ שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• eighteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• eighteenשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• thereיְהֹוָה שָׁמָּהyehôvâh shâmmâh · YHWH/Yahweh-shammahH3074

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:35

• Genesis 22:14Abraham called that place ‘The Lord will give me what I need.’ People still say today, ‘On the mountain of the Lord, he will give us what we need.’
• Jeremiah 33:16When he rules, the people of Judah will be safe. Jerusalem's people will live in peace. People will give this name to the city: ‘The Lord is our righteous Saviour.’ ”
• Zechariah 14:21Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be for the Lord Almighty. All the people who come to offer animals to the Lord will cook in those pots. On that day, nobody who sells things will come into the house of the Lord Almighty.
• Exodus 15:26He said, ‘Be careful to listen to what the Lord your God says to you. Let him see that you are doing things that are right. Obey his commands and his rules. Then I will not give to you the diseases that I gave to the Egyptians. I am the Lord. I am the one who gives you health.’
• Exodus 17:15Then Moses used big stones to build an altar. He called it ‘The Lord is my flag in war’.
• Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar there to give honour to the Lord. He called it ‘The Lord is Peace’. The altar is still there, in Ophrah, on the land of Abiezer's clan.
• Psalms 46:5God is in that city. Nothing can ever destroy it. When dawn comes, God will be there to help it.
• Psalms 48:3God is there in its strong places and he keeps the city safe.
• Psalms 68:18When you went up to the highest place, you took many prisoners with you. You received gifts from men, even from the men who had fought against you. Yes, the Lord God lives there!
• Psalms 77:13God, your ways are holy. There is no god as great as our God.
• Psalms 132:14He said, ‘This is where I will live for ever. This is where I want my home to be.
• Isaiah 12:6Everyone who lives in Zion, shout aloud and sing with joy! The Holy God of Israel is great, and he lives among you.’
• Isaiah 14:32When a foreign nation sends a message, what should we say? Say that the Lord has made Zion very strong. When his people have trouble, they will be safe there.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will hide its face in shame. The bright light of the sun will become dark. Yes, the Lord Almighty will become king on Mount Zion. He will rule with great power in Jerusalem. The leaders of the people will see his great glory.
• Jeremiah 3:17Instead, you will call the city of Jerusalem “The Lord's throne”. At that time, people from all nations will come to Jerusalem. They will meet there to give honour to the Lord's name. They will no longer do the wicked things that they enjoy.
• Joel 3:21I will forgive all the wrong things that they have done.’ The Lord has made his home in Zion!

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35The name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there - It would have been better to have retained the original words: - שמה יהוה Yehovah Shammah . This is an allusion to the shechinah, or symbol of the Divine Presence, which was in the first, but most certainly was not in the second temple; but Ezekiel tells us that the Divine Presence should be in the city of which he speaks; and should be there so fully and so powerfully, that it should give…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35The circuit of the city walls, a square of 4500 reeds, was 18,000 reeds, not quite 37 English miles. The circuit of Jerusalem in the time of Josephus was reckoned by him to be about four miles. The name … - The manner of expressing a spiritual meaning by giving a name to a city, a people, or the like, is familiar to the prophets (see Ezekiel 43:15 note). Jerome explains it: “The name of the city shall be no longer Jerusalem (“the vision of peace”), but…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35To complete the vision, the city received a new name: THE LORD IS THERE. The Lord had once left Jerusalem and ordered its destruction due to idolatry and violence. Now, the new city was part of a new order and could bear this name. This change meant the violent city from earlier chapters was now a holy city, suitable for God to live among representatives of all 12 tribes of Israel (compare Isaiah 4:2–6; Zechariah 14:20–21). So, the prophecy in Ezekiel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. Lord is there--Jehovah-Shammah. Not that the city will be called so in mere name, but that the reality will be best expressed by this descriptive title (Jr 3:17; 33:16; Zec 2:10; Re 21:3; 22:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:35

• God
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings