New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 45:9
9‘Thus says the Lord 1God, “2Enough, you princes of Israel; put away 3violence and destruction, and 4practice justice and righteousness. Stop your 5expropriations from My people,” declares the Lord God.
Ezekiel 45:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Thus says the Lord God: “Enough, O princes of Israel! Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord God.
Context of Ezekiel 45:9
7“The prince shall have land on either side of the holy allotment and the property of the city, adjacent to the holy allotment and the 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. 8This shall be his land for a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.” ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Enough, you princes of Israel; put away violence and destruction, and practice justice and righteousness. Stop your expropriations from My people,” declares the Lord God. 10“You shall have just balances, a just ephah and a just bath. 11The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity, so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; their standard shall be according to the homer.
Read all of Ezekiel 45Ezekiel 45:9 word by word
כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה רַב־לָכֶם֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חָמָ֤ס וָשֹׁד֙ הָסִ֔ירוּ וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה עֲשׂ֑וּ הָרִ֤ימוּ גְרֻשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ מֵעַ֣ל עַמִּ֔י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Thusכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Enoughרַבrab · manyH7227
- you princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- putסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- violenceחָמָסchâmâs · violenceH2555
- and destructionשֹׁדshôd shôd · violenceH7701
- practiceעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
- and righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
- Stopרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- expropriationsגְרוּשָׁהgerûshâh · evictionH1646
- from My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
Cross-references for Ezekiel 45:9
- Ezekiel 44:6You shall say to the rebellious ones, to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel,
- 1 Peter 4:3For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries.
- Nehemiah 5:10And likewise I, my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us leave off this usury.
- Psalms 82:2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
- Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow.
- Jeremiah 22:3Thus says the Lord, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.
- Zechariah 8:16These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.
- Luke 3:14Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”
- Ezekiel 43:14From the base on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width one cubit.
- Nehemiah 5:1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
- Job 20:19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; He has seized a house which he has not built.
- Job 22:9You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.
- Job 24:2Some remove the landmarks; They seize and devour flocks.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 45:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Take away your exactions from my people - This is the voice of God to all the rulers of the earth. Take away your exactions; do not oppress the people; they are mine. Abolish all oppressive taxes.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The princes are exhorted to execute judgment, and abstain from “exaction” (literally “ejection”) such as that of Naboth by Ahab 1 Kings 21:19.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
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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
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