Ezekiel 48:14

14 They are not permitted to sell or trade any of it. It's the choice part of the land, to say nothing of being holy to God.

Ezekiel 48:14 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 48:14

And they shall not sell of it
Any part of it that is allotted to them, neither the priests nor the Levites; simony is not to be practised: neither exchange;
for any other land in lieu of it: nor alienate the first fruits of the land;
or appropriate them to any other use than that of the priests and Levites: whatever is appointed for ecclesiastic uses ought not to be converted to any other; nor should church privileges be parted with on any account: ministers and other officers, nay, even private Christians, should not part with their Christian liberty, nor with any of the doctrines and ordinances of the Gospel: for it is holy unto the Lord;
what is separated and devoted to religious uses is sacred to the Lord.

Ezekiel 48:14 In-Context

12 This is their special gift, a gift from the land itself, most holy ground, bordering the section of the Levites.
13 "The Levites get a section equal in size to that of the priests, roughly seven by three miles.
14 They are not permitted to sell or trade any of it. It's the choice part of the land, to say nothing of being holy to God.
15 "What's left of the 'sacred square' - each side measures out at seven miles by a mile and a half - is for ordinary use: the city and its buildings with open country around it, but the city at the center.
16 The north, south, east, and west sides of the city are each about a mile and a half in length.
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