Ezekiel 45:7
in Ezekiel 45Now the prince will have the area bordering each side of the area formed by the holy district and the property of the city, extending westward from the western side and eastward from the eastern side, running lengthwise from the western boundary to the eastern boundary and parallel to one of the tribal portions.
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ASV
And whatsoever is for the prince shall be on the one side and on the other side of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy oblation and in front of the possession of the city, on the west side westward, and on the east side eastward; and in length answerable unto one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
KJV
And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
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This verse in Ezekiel 45
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
On either side of the 25,000 reeds a strip of land, running westward to the sea, eastward to the Jordan, formed the possession of the prince (see Eze 46:18 note). For the other tribes the limits from west to east are the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Eze 48:8. Eze 45:7 And the length shall be over against - Or, “and” in length “over against.” The definition of the prince’s territory was to prevent the oppressions foretold (1Sa 8:14 ff), described 2Ki 23:35, and reproved Jer. 22.
This site's exposition
As the property of the city
on Ezekiel 45:6-8
A third strip, “5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long,” belongs to the whole house of Israel as the city's land. The chapter's plainest moral note follows, “My princes will no longer oppress My people.” The grant answers the abuse the kings before the exile were charged with.
This site's exposition
the prince will have the area bordering each side
The prince's land runs west to the sea and east to the Jordan on both sides of the holy district. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, following Fairbairn, read the placement as the head of the community standing nearest the sanctuary. Fixed borders prevent the seizures of 1 Samuel 8:14, Barnes adds.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 45, vers. 1 and following) When you begin to divide the land as an inheritance, set apart for the Lord a portion of the land, twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width, which shall be consecrated in all its boundaries. This portion shall be holy and shall be laid out in a square, five hundred by five hundred cubits in size, with fifty cubits of additional land as its outskirts.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Over against - What is called now over- against, or by the side, is called before three times together. So now you have an exact square of twenty-five thousand cubits laid out for God, the Levites and city, which appears thus in the breadth. And the length of each, twenty-five thousand, that is twelve miles and half square.
But so much is said of the prince in this mystical holy state, to intimate that in the gospel-church magistrates should be as nursing fathers to it and Christian princes its patrons and protectors; and the holy religion they profess, as far as they are subject to the power of it, will restrain them from oppressing God's people, because they are more his people than theirs.
And a portion shall be for the prince,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The prince's possession is to consist of two halves, one on the west, the other on the east, of the sacred territory. The prince, as head of the holy community, stands in closest connection with the sanctuary; his possession, therefore, on both sides must adjoin that which was peculiarly the Lord's [FAIRBAIRN].
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A portion shall be for the prince - נשיא nasi, he who had the authority of chief magistrate; for there was neither king nor prince among the Jews after the Babylonish captivity. For these allotments and divisions, see the plan, EE, FF, GG.
The words behind it
30 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלַנָּשִׂ֡יא | velanasi' | and [will belong] to the prince | H5387 → | 134 times |
| מִזֶּ֣ה | mizeh | from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וּמִזֶּה֩ | umizeh | and from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| לִתְרוּמַ֨ת | litrumat | of [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣ת | velaachuzat | and of [the] possession of | H272 → | 66 times |
| הָעִ֗יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פְּנֵ֤י | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| תְרֽוּמַת־ | terumat- | [the] contribution of | H8641 → | 76 times |
| הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ | hakodesh | <the> holiness | H6944 → | 469 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| פְּנֵי֙ | penei | [the] face of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֲחֻזַּ֣ת | ʾachuzat | [the] possession of | H272 → | 66 times |
| הָעִ֔יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| מִפְּאַת־ | mipeat- | from [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| יָ֣ם | yam | [the] west | H3220 → | 396 times |
| יָ֔מָּה | yamah | west -ward | H3220 → | 396 times |
| וּמִפְּאַת־ | umipeat- | and from [the] side of | H6285 → | 86 times |
| קֵ֖דְמָה | kedemah | east -ward | H6924 → | 87 times |
| קָדִ֑ימָה | kadimah | east -ward | H6921 → | 69 times |
| וְאֹ֗רֶךְ | veorekh | and length | H753 → | 95 times |
| לְעֻמּוֹת֙ | leumot | <to> corresponding to | H5980 → | 32 times |
| אַחַ֣ד | ʾachad | one of | H259 → | 971 times |
| הַחֲלָקִ֔ים | hachalakim | the portions | H2506 → | 67 times |
| מִגְּב֥וּל | migevul | from [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| יָ֖ם | yam | [the] west | H3220 → | 396 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| גְּב֥וּל | gevul | [the] border of | H1366 → | 240 times |
| קָדִֽימָה׃ | kadimah | east -ward | H6921 → | 69 times |
וְלַנָּשִׂ֡יאand [will belong] to the prince
velanasi'H5387 →134 times
מִזֶּ֣הfrom this
mizehH2088 →1180 times
וּמִזֶּה֩and from this
umizehH2088 →1180 times
לִתְרוּמַ֨תof [the] contribution of
litrumatH8641 →76 times
הַקֹּ֜דֶשׁ<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣תand of [the] possession of
velaachuzatH272 →66 times
הָעִ֗ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
פְּנֵ֤י[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
תְרֽוּמַת־[the] contribution of
terumat-H8641 →76 times
הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙<the> holiness
hakodeshH6944 →469 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
פְּנֵי֙[the] face of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
אֲחֻזַּ֣ת[the] possession of
ʾachuzatH272 →66 times
הָעִ֔ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
מִפְּאַת־from [the] side of
mipeat-H6285 →86 times
יָ֣ם[the] west
yamH3220 →396 times
יָ֔מָּהwest -ward
yamahH3220 →396 times
וּמִפְּאַת־and from [the] side of
umipeat-H6285 →86 times
קֵ֖דְמָהeast -ward
kedemahH6924 →87 times
קָדִ֑ימָהeast -ward
kadimahH6921 →69 times
וְאֹ֗רֶךְand length
veorekhH753 →95 times
לְעֻמּוֹת֙<to> corresponding to
leumotH5980 →32 times
אַחַ֣דone of
ʾachadH259 →971 times
הַחֲלָקִ֔יםthe portions
hachalakimH2506 →67 times
מִגְּב֥וּלfrom [the] border of
migevulH1366 →240 times
יָ֖ם[the] west
yamH3220 →396 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
גְּב֥וּל[the] border of
gevulH1366 →240 times
קָדִֽימָה׃east -ward
kadimahH6921 →69 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Ezekiel 37:25
They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their…
- Jeremiah 30:9
Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
Through
Ezekiel 34:24I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And…
- Ezekiel 36:28
Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 31:33
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.
