Ezekiel 45:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 This will be his land as a possession in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress My people(A) but give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
9 “This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far,[a](B) princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right.(C) Put an end to your evictions of My people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. 10 “You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure,[b] and an honest liquid measure.[c](D)
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- Ezekiel 45:9 Lit Enough of you
- Ezekiel 45:10 Lit an honest ephah
- Ezekiel 45:10 Lit and an honest bath
Ezekiel 45:8-10
New International Version
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.(A)
9 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression(B) and do what is just and right.(C) Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. 10 You are to use accurate scales,(D) an accurate ephah[a](E) and an accurate bath.[b]
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was a dry measure having the capacity of about 3/5 bushel or about 22 liters.
- Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure equaling about 6 gallons or about 22 liters.
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