Ezekiel 48:17

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

Ezekiel 48:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 48:17

And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two
hundred and fifty
That is, so many reeds: and toward the south two hundred and fifty;
which make five hundred; and these being added to four thousand five hundred, north and south, make five thousand: and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two
hundred and fifty;
which being added to four thousand five hundred, east and west, make five thousand; and so an equilateral square on each side, length and breadth.

Ezekiel 48:17 In-Context

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.

19 Workers from all the tribes of Israel will serve as field hands to farm the land.