Ezekiel 48:16

16 The north, south, east, and west sides of the city are each about a mile and a half in length.

Ezekiel 48:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 48:16

And this shall be the measures thereof
Of the city: the north side four thousand and five hundred;
that is, measures or reeds: the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side
four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and
five hundred;
in all eighteen hundred measures or reeds, as in ( Ezekiel 48:35 ) which denotes the largeness of the Gospel church, especially in the latter day; when Jews and Gentiles will be converted, and multitudes, east, west, north and south, will be gathered to it; and as it is an equilateral square, this shows the perfection, firmness, stability, and duration of the church of Christ; so the holy city, the New Jerusalem, is for the same reasons said to be foursquare, ( Revelation 21:16 ) .

Ezekiel 48:16 In-Context

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.

17 A strip of pasture, one hundred twenty-five yards wide, will border the city on all sides.

18 The remainder of this portion, three miles of countryside to the east and to the west of the sacred precinct, is for farming. It will supply food for the city.