Ezekiel 45:9

9 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "1Enough, you princes of Israel; put away 2violence and destruction, and 3practice justice and righteousness. Stop your 4expropriations from My people," declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 45:9 In-Context

7 "The prince shall have land on either side of the holy allotment and the property of the city, adjacent to the holy allotment and the 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 for a possession in Israel; so My princes shall no longer oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes."
9 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Enough, you princes of Israel; put away violence and destruction, and practice justice and righteousness. Stop your expropriations from My people," declares the Lord GOD.
10 "You shall have just balances, a just ephah and a just bath.
11 "The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity, so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; their standard shall be according to the homer.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Ezekiel 44:6
  • 2. Jeremiah 6:7; Ezekiel 7:11, 23; Ezekiel 8:17
  • 3. Jeremiah 22:3; Zechariah 8:16
  • 4. Nehemiah 5:1-5

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch
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