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Ezekiel 48:16

These are the city’s measurements:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Priest;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Old Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Foursquare;   Israel ;   Jerusalem ;   Tribes, the Twelve;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
These shall be the measures of it: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
King James Version
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
English Standard Version
and these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.
New American Standard Bible
"And these shall be its measurements: the north side, 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side, 4,500 cubits.
New Century Version
These are the city's measurements: the north side will be about one mile, the south side about one mile, the east side about one mile, and the west side about one mile.
Amplified Bible
"These shall be the measurements of it: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500, the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And these shall be the measures thereof, the North part fiue hundreth & foure thousand, and the South parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande, and the East parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande, and the West parte fiue hundreth and foure thousande.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.
Legacy Standard Bible
And these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.
Berean Standard Bible
and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
Contemporary English Version
The city will be a square: Each side will be a mile and a half long,
Complete Jewish Bible
and will measure 4,500 cubits [just under one-and-a-half miles] along each of its sides — north, south, east and west.
Darby Translation
And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred [cubits], and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
These are the city's measurements: The north side will be 4500 cubits. The south side will be 4500 cubits. The east side will be 4500 cubits. The west side will be 4500 cubits.
George Lamsa Translation
And these shall be its dimensions: the north side four thousand and five hundred cubits, the east side four thousand and five hundred cubits, the south side four thousand and five hundred cubits, and the west side four thousand and five hundred cubits.
Good News Translation
and it will be a square, 2,520 yards on each side.
Lexham English Bible
And these shall be its measurements: on its side to the north, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on its side to the south, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the eastern side, four thousand five hundred cubits; and on the western side, four thousand five hundred cubits.
Literal Translation
And these shall be its measures: the north side, four thousand and five hundred; and the south side, four thousand and five hundred cubits ; and the east side, four thousand and fivehundred; and the west side, four thousandand five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let this be the measure: towarde ye north parte, v.C. & iiij.M: towarde the south parte, v.C. & iiij.M: towarde the east parte, v.C. and iiij.M: towarde ye west parte, v.C. and iiij.M.
American Standard Version
And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Bible in Basic English
And these will be its measures: the north side, four thousand five hundred, and the south side, four thousand five hundred, and on the east side, four thousand five hundred, and on the west side, four thousand five hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
King James Version (1611)
And these shall bee the measures thereof, the North side foure thousand and fiue hundred, and the South side foure thousand and fiue hundred, and on the East side foure thousand, and fiue hundred, and the West side foure thousand and fiue hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And these shalbe the measures therof: the north part fiue hundred and foure thousand, and the south part fiue hundred and foure thousand, and the east part fiue hundred and foure thousand, and the west part fiue hundred & foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these shall be its dimensions; from the northern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the southern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the eastern side four thousand and five hundred, and from the western side they shall measure four thousand five hundred.
English Revised Version
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred; and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
World English Bible
These shall be the measures of it: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And these schulen be the mesuris therof; at the north coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde of rehedis, and at the south coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde, and at the eest coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde, and at the west coost, fyue hundrid and foure thousynde.
Update Bible Version
And these shall be the measures thereof: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And these [shall be] the measures of it; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
New English Translation
these will be its measurements: The north side will be one and one-half miles, the south side one and one-half miles, the east side one and one-half miles, and the west side one and one-half miles.
New King James Version
These 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.
New Living Translation
The city will measure 1 1⁄2 miles on each side—north, south, east, and west.
New Life Bible
The city will be 2,250 long steps on each of its four sides.
New Revised Standard
and these shall be its dimensions: 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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These moreover shall be the measures thereof the north side, four thousand and five hundred, and the south side, four thousand and five hundred, - and the east side, four thousand and five hundred, and the west side, four thousand and five hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these are the measures thereof: on the north side four thousand and five hundred: and on the south side four thousand and five hundred: and on the east side four thousand and five hundred: and on the west side four thousand and five hundred.
Revised Standard Version
and these shall be its dimensions: 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 and five hundred.
Young's Literal Translation
And these [are] its measures: the north side five hundred, and four thousand, and the south side five hundred, and four thousand, and on the east side five hundred, and four thousand, and the west side five hundred, and four thousand.

Contextual Overview

1“Now these are the names of the tribes: 2Next to the territory of Dan, from the east side to the west, will be Asher—one portion. 3Next to the territory of Asher, from the east side to the west, will be Naphtali—one portion. 4Next to the territory of Naphtali, from the east side to the west, will be Manasseh—one portion. 5Next to the territory of Manasseh, from the east side to the west, will be Ephraim—one portion. 6Next to the territory of Ephraim, from the east side to the west, will be Reuben—one portion. 7Next to the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, will be Judah—one portion. 8“Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8⅓ miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it. 9“The special portion you donate to the Lord will be 8⅓ miles long and 3⅓ miles wide. 10This holy donation will be set apart for the priests alone. It will be 8⅓ miles long on the northern side, 3⅓ miles wide on the western side, 3⅓ miles wide on the eastern side, and 8⅓ miles long on the southern side. The Lord’s sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 48:30 - the goings

Cross-References

Genesis 32:28
“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” he said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
Genesis 48:1
Some time after this, Joseph was told, “Your father is weaker.” So he set out with his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Genesis 48:2
When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.
Genesis 48:4
He said to me, ‘I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession to your future descendants.’
Genesis 48:5
Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.
Genesis 48:6
Children born to you after them will be yours and will be recorded under the names of their brothers with regard to their inheritance.
Genesis 48:7
When I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way, some distance from Ephrath in the land of Canaan. I buried her there along the way to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
Genesis 48:11
Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see your face again, but now God has even let me see your offspring.”
Genesis 48:13
Then Joseph took them both—with his right hand Ephraim toward Israel’s left, and with his left hand Manasseh toward Israel’s right—and brought them to Israel.
Genesis 48:15
Then he blessed Joseph and said:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this shall be the measures thereof,.... Of the city:

the north side four thousand and five hundred; that is, measures or reeds:

the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred; in all eighteen hundred measures or reeds, as in

Ezekiel 48:35 which denotes the largeness of the Gospel church, especially in the latter day; when Jews and Gentiles will be converted, and multitudes, east, west, north and south, will be gathered to it; and as it is an equilateral square, this shows the perfection, firmness, stability, and duration of the church of Christ; so the holy city, the New Jerusalem, is for the same reasons said to be foursquare,

Revelation 21:16.


 
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