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Ezekiel 45:7-9
New International Version
Ezekiel 45:7-9
New International Version
7 “‘The prince will have the land bordering each side of the area formed by the sacred district and the property of the city. It will extend westward from the west side and eastward from the east side, running lengthwise from the western to the eastern border parallel to one of the tribal portions.(A) 8 This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.(B)
9 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression(C) and do what is just and right.(D) Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 45:7-9
New King James Version
Ezekiel 45:7-9
New King James Version
7 (A)“The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city’s property; and bordering on the holy district and the city’s property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border. 8 The land shall be his possession in Israel; and (B)My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes.”
Laws Governing the Prince
9 ‘Thus says the Lord God: (C)“Enough, O princes of Israel! (D)Remove violence and plundering, execute justice and righteousness, and stop dispossessing My people,” says the Lord God.
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Ezekiel 45:7-9
English Standard Version
Ezekiel 45:7-9
English Standard Version
The Portion for the Prince
7 (A)“And to (B)the prince shall belong the land on both sides of the holy district and the property of the city, alongside the holy district and the property of the city, on the west and on the east, corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern boundary 8 of the land. It is to be his property in Israel. And (C)my princes shall no more oppress my people, but (D)they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.
9 “Thus says the Lord God: (E)Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and execute justice and righteousness. Cease (F)your evictions of my people, declares the Lord God.
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Ezekiel 45:7-9
New American Standard Bible
Ezekiel 45:7-9
New American Standard Bible
Portion for the Prince
7 “And the (A)prince shall have land on either side of the holy [a]allotment and the [b]property of the city, adjacent to the holy [c]allotment and the [d]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. 8 This shall be his land as a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer (B)oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel (C)according to their tribes.”
9 ‘This is what the Lord [e]God says: “(D)Enough, you princes of Israel; get rid of (E)violence and destruction, and (F)practice justice and righteousness. Revoke your (G)evictions of My people,” declares the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution
- Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession
- Ezekiel 45:7 Or contribution
- Ezekiel 45:7 Lit possession
- Ezekiel 45:9 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
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