Ezekiel 48:30-35

The City Gates

30 "These are the exits of the city: on the ¹north side, 4,500 * * * cubits by measurement,

31 shall be the gates of the city, ²named * for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.

32 "On the east side, 4,500 * * * cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.

33 "On the south side, 4,500 * * * cubits by measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.

34 "On the west side, 4,500 * * * cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.

35 "The city shall be 18,000 * * cubits round about; and the ³name of the city from that day shall be, 'The ⁴LORD is there.' "

Ezekiel 48:30-35 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 48

In this chapter an account is given of the portions of the twelve tribes in the land of Israel; seven to the north of the sanctuary, Dan, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, Reuben, and Judah, Eze 48:1-7, between which and Benjamin lay the holy portion of the land, for the sanctuary and the priests of it, and for the Levites, and for the city and its suburbs, and for the prince, Eze 48:8-22 then the portions of the other five tribes to the south of the sanctuary, Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad, Eze 48:23-29, after which the city is described by its outlets, north, east, south, and west; by its twelve gates, three at each point; by its circumference and by its name, Eze 48:30-35.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 48:32-34
• 2. Revelation 21:12, 13
• 3. Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16
• 4. Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 14:32; Isaiah 24:23; Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 14:9; Ezekiel 35:10; Joel 3:21; Zechariah 2:10; Revelation 21:3; Revelation 22:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "and"
• [b]. Lit "according to the names of"
• [c]. Lit "and"
• [d]. Lit "and"
• [e]. Heb "YHWH-shammah"