Ezekiel 48:7

7 And next to the territory of Reuben, from {the eastern border} up to {the western border}, one [portion] [for] Judah.

Ezekiel 48:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 48:7

And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west
side, a portion for Judah.
] Such who "confess" the Lord before men, and "praise" his name for all blessings, temporal and spiritual, they receive from him: these seven tribes already mentioned, as they lay contiguous to each other, and had portions and inheritances alike assigned to them; so they were all of them to the north of the sanctuary and city after mentioned.

Ezekiel 48:7 In-Context

5 And next to the territory of Manasseh, from {the eastern border} up to {the western border}, one [portion] [for] Ephraim.

6 And next to the territory of Ephraim, from {the eastern border} and up to {the western border}, one [portion] [for] Reuben.

7 And next to the territory of Reuben, from {the eastern border} up to {the western border}, one [portion] [for] Judah.

8 And next to the territory of Judah, from {the eastern border} up to {the western border}, shall be [located] the contribution that you set apart, twenty-five thousand [cubits] [in] width, and its length [just] like one of the portions from {the eastern border} up to {the western border}, and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

9 The contribution that you shall set apart for Yahweh, its length [shall be] twenty-five thousand [cubits], and its width ten thousand [cubits].

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "[the] side of [the] east
• [b] Literally "[the] side of [the] sea/west