Ezekiel 48:15

Ezekiel 48:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)“The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The remainder, 5,000 cubits in breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city,
• New Living Translation (NLT)“An additional strip of land 8-1/3 miles long by 1-2/3 miles wide, south of the sacred Temple area, will be allotted for public use—homes, pasturelands, and common lands, with a city at the center.

Context of Ezekiel 48:15

13“Opposite the border of the priests, the Levites shall have an area twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width; its entire length shall be twenty-five thousand and its width ten thousand. 14And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord. “The five thousand cubits in width that remain, along the edge of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for general use by the city, for dwellings and common-land; and the city shall be in the center. 16These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand five hundred, the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. 17The common-land of the city shall be: to the north two hundred and fifty cubits, to the south two hundred and fifty, to the east two hundred and fifty, and to the west two hundred and fifty.

Ezekiel 48:15 word by word

וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֜ים הַנּוֹתָ֣ר בָּרֹ֗חַב עַל־פְּנֵ֨י חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף חֹֽל־ה֣וּא לָעִ֔יר לְמוֹשָׁ֖ב וּלְמִגְרָ֑שׁ וְהָיְתָ֥ה הָעִ֖יר בְּתוֹכֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• that are leftיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• in the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• over againstפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• shall be a profaneחֹלchôl · commonH2455
• for the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• for dwellingמוֹשָׁבmôshâb môshâb · seatH4186
• and for suburbsמִגְרָשׁmigrâsh migrâshâh · pastureH4054
• shall be in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:15

• Ezekiel 22:26Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
• Ezekiel 42:20He measured it on the four sides; it had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred wide, to separate the holy areas from the common.
• Ezekiel 44:23“And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
• Ezekiel 45:6“You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 45:1“Moreover, when you divide the land by lot into inheritance, you shall set apart a district for the Lord, a holy section of the land; its length shall be twenty-five thousand cubits, and the width ten thousand. It shall be holy throughout its territory all around.
• Ezekiel 45:9‘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.
• Ezekiel 45:10“You shall have honest scales, an honest ephah, and an honest bath.
• Ezekiel 42:15Now when he had finished measuring the inner temple, he brought me out through the gateway that faces toward the east, and measured it all around.
• Ezekiel 42:13Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the separating courtyard, are the holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord shall eat the most holy offerings. There they shall lay the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering—for the place is holy.
• Ezekiel 42:14When the priests enter them, they shall not go out of the holy chamber into the outer court; but there they shall leave their garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they may approach that which is for the people.”
• Ezekiel 42:17He measured the north side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod all around.
• Ezekiel 42:18He measured the south side, five hundred rods by the measuring rod.
• Ezekiel 42:19He came around to the west side and measured five hundred rods by the measuring rod.
• 1 Timothy 3:15but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And the five thousand that are left - The territory of the Levites was twenty-five thousand square cubits, Ezekiel 48:20, But their city was only four thousand five hundred square cubits, see Ezekiel 48:13; and Ezekiel 48:16; there remained, therefore, ten thousand cubits square to be divided, of which five thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, on the east and west sides, were reserved for a sort of second city; or for suburbs…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The five thousand … - The remainder of the square of 25,000 reeds from north to south. Profane - For common use, as distinguished from that which is holy unto the Lord.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-20To the south was a narrower strip of land set apart for public use. The city was located there. Together with the surrounding sacred areas, the central section formed a square. The city served as a visible sign of unity for the 12 tribes. It was home to residents from many different tribes. In this way, it showed that all the tribes belonged to one people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715-17. The five thousand rods, apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, are to be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with the two hundred fifty all around for suburbs. profane--that is, not strictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:15

• Jerusalem
• Priest

In the dictionaries

• Alienate
• Profane
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Desire of All Nations
• Ezekiel
• Levitical Cities
• Leviticus
• Priests and Levites
• Shaalbim

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