God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 48:35
35The city will measure about 31,500 feet all the way around. From then on the city’s name will be: The Lord Is There.
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 south side will be 7,875 feet long. The three gates on the south side will be Simeon Gate, Issachar Gate, and Zebulun Gate. 34The west side will be 7,875 feet long. The three gates on the west side will be Gad Gate, Asher Gate, and Naphtali Gate. The city will measure about 31,500 feet all the way around. From then on the city’s name will be: The Lord Is There.
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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 named that place The Lord Will Provide. It is still said today, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
- Jeremiah 33:16In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live securely. Jerusalem will be called The Lord Our Righteousness.
- Zechariah 14:21Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the Lord of Armies. All who come to sacrifice will take some of them and cook in them. On that day there will no longer be any Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Armies.
- Exodus 15:26He said, “If you will listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what he considers right, if you pay attention to his commands and obey all his laws, I will never make you suffer any of the diseases I made the Egyptians suffer, because I am the Lord, who heals you.”
- Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar and called it The Lord Is My Banner.
- Judges 6:24So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord. He called it The Lord Calms. To this day it is still in Ophrah, which belongs to Abiezer’s family.
- Psalms 46:5God is in that city. It cannot fall. God will help it at the break of dawn.
- Psalms 48:3God is in its palaces. He has proved that he is a stronghold.
- Psalms 68:18You went to the highest place. You took prisoners captive. You received gifts from people, even from rebellious people, so that the Lord God may live there.
- Psalms 77:13O God, your ways are holy! What god is as great as our God?
- Psalms 132:14“This will be my resting place forever. Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion.
- Isaiah 12:6Shout loudly, and sing with joy, people of Zion! The Holy One of Israel is great. He is among you.”
- Isaiah 14:32How should we answer the messengers from the nations? ⌞Tell them that⌟ the Lord has laid Zion’s foundation, and his humble people will find refuge in it.
- Isaiah 24:23The moon will be embarrassed. The sun will be ashamed, because the Lord of Armies will rule on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. He will be glorious in the presence of his respected leaders.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time they will call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord. All nations will gather in Jerusalem because the name of the Lord will be found there. They will no longer follow their own stubborn, evil ways.
- Joel 3:21I will punish those who murder.” The Lord lives 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
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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
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