Ezekiel 45:8

Ezekiel 45:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
• New International Version (NIV)This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And my princes shall no more oppress my people, but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The land shall be his possession in Israel; and My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes.”

Context of Ezekiel 45:8

6“ ‘You must designate an area 8,750 feet wide and 43,750 feet long as the city’s property. It will be located alongside the holy area. It will belong to all the people of Israel. 7“ ‘The prince will have all the land on both sides of the holy area and on both sides of the property belonging to the city. From the western boundary of the holy area, his land will extend to the Mediterranean Sea. From the eastern boundary of the holy area, his land will extend to the eastern border ⌞of the country⌟. His territory will be as large as the territory of one of the tribes. This land will belong to the prince in Israel. Then my princes will no longer oppress my people. They will give land to each tribe of the nation of Israel. 9“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’ve had enough of you, you princes of Israel. Stop your violence and looting, and do what is fair and right. Stop evicting my people, declares the Almighty Lord. 10You must have honest scales and honest dry and liquid measures.

Ezekiel 45:8 word by word

לָאָ֛רֶץ יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֥וֹ לַֽאֲחֻזָּ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹא־יוֹנ֨וּ ע֤וֹד נְשִׂיאַי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וְהָאָ֛רֶץ יִתְּנ֥וּ לְבֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְשִׁבְטֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be his possessionאֲחֻזָּה'ăchûzzâh · possessionH272
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and my princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• shall no more oppressיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall they giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• according to their tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626

Cross-references for Ezekiel 45:8

• Ezekiel 19:3One of the cubs she raised became a young lion. He learned to tear apart the animals he hunted. He ate people.
• Ezekiel 22:27Your leaders are like wolves that tear their prey into pieces. They murder and destroy people to make excessive profits.
• Ezekiel 46:18The prince must not take any of the people’s property. He must not force them to give up their property. He must give his own property as an inheritance to his sons so that none of my people will be separated from their property.’ ”
• Proverbs 28:16A leader without understanding taxes ⌞his people⌟ heavily, but those who hate unjust gain will live longer.
• Isaiah 11:3He will gladly bear the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what his eyes see or decide by what his ears hear.
• Isaiah 32:1A king will rule with fairness, and officials will rule with justice.
• Isaiah 60:17I will bring gold instead of bronze. I will bring silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stone. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
• Jeremiah 22:17“But your eyes and your mind are set on nothing but dishonest profits. You kill innocent people and violently oppress your people.”
• Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will grow a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
• Micah 3:1Then I said: Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel. You should know justice.
• Zephaniah 3:13The faithful few in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies, or use their tongues to deceive others. They will graze their sheep and lie down, and there will be no one to terrify them.”
• James 2:6Yet, you show no respect to poor people. Don’t rich people oppress you and drag you into court?
• James 5:1Pay attention to this if you’re rich. Cry and moan about the misery that is coming to you.
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open. There was a white horse, and its rider is named Faithful and True. With integrity he judges and wages war.
• Joshua 11:23Joshua captured the whole land as the Lord had promised Moses. He gave it to Israel as a possession, dividing it among the tribes. So the land had peace.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 45:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8My princes shall no more oppress my people - By exorbitant taxes to maintain profligate courts, or subsidize other powers to help to keep up a system of tyranny in the earth. The former princes even robbed the temple of God to give subsidies to other states.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9A clear sign of the Lord's rule was giving land to both the prince and the people. The prince received enough land to meet his needs and support the temple's ministry without oppressing or robbing the people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. offer an oblation--from a Hebrew root to "heave" or "raise"; when anything was offered to God, the offerer raised the hand. The special territorial division for the tribes is given in the forty-seventh and forty-eighth chapters. Only Jehovah's portion is here subdivided into its three parts: (1) that for the sanctuary (Eze 45:2, 3); (2) that for the priests (Eze 45:4); (3) that for the Levites (Eze 45:5). Compare Eze 48:8-13. five and twenty thousand…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Exaction
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Levitical Cities
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Sacrifice

Commentaries on Ezekiel 45

• 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