Verse 9
Ezekiel 45:9
New Living Translation
9
“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign LORD.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּֽה אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֗ה רַב לָ/כֶם֙ נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חָמָ֤ס וָ/שֹׁד֙ הָסִ֔ירוּ וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה עֲשׂ֑וּ הָרִ֤ימוּ גְרֻשֹֽׁתֵי/כֶם֙ מֵ/עַ֣ל עַמִּ֔/י נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥/י יְהוִֽה
English Translation
Thus says my Lord Yahweh: "Many of you, leaders of Israel, have removed violence and plunder, and have done justice and righteousness. Lift your exactions from upon my people," declares my Lord Yahweh.
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Chapter 45 Context
1
“When you divide the land among the tribes of Israel, you must set aside a section for the LORD as h...
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A section of this land, measuring 875 feet by 875 feet, will be set aside for the Temple. An additio...
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Within the larger sacred area, measure out a portion of land 8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide....
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This area will be holy, set aside for the priests who minister to the LORD in the sanctuary. They wi...
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The strip of sacred land next to it, also 8 1⁄3 miles long and 3 1⁄3 miles wide, will be a living ar...
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6
“Adjacent to the larger sacred area will be a section of land 8 1⁄3 miles long and 1 2⁄3 miles wide....
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7
“Two special sections of land will be set apart for the prince. One section will share a border with...
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8
These sections of land will be the prince’s allotment. Then my princes will no longer oppress and ro...
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9
“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and opp...
10
Use only honest weights and scales and honest measures, both dry and liquid.
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11
The homer will be your standard unit for measuring volume. The ephah and the bath will each measure...
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12
The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel. One shekel will consist of twenty gerahs, an...
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13
“You must give this tax to the prince: one bushel of wheat or barley for every 60 you harvest,
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14
one percent of your olive oil,
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15
and one sheep or goat for every 200 in your flocks in Israel. These will be the grain offerings, bur...
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16
All the people of Israel must join in bringing these offerings to the prince.
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17
The prince will be required to provide offerings that are given at the religious festivals, the new...
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18
“This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In early spring, on the first day of each new year, sacrifice...
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19
The priest will take blood from this sin offering and put it on the doorposts of the Temple, the fou...
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20
Do this also on the seventh day of the new year for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance...
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21
“On the fourteenth day of the first month, you must celebrate the Passover. This festival will last...
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22
On the day of Passover the prince will provide a young bull as a sin offering for himself and the pe...
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23
On each of the seven days of the feast he will prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, consisting of s...
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24
The prince will provide a basket of flour as a grain offering and a gallon of olive oil with each yo...
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25
“During the seven days of the Festival of Shelters, which occurs every year in early autumn, the pri...
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