Ezekiel 44 · Verse 28

Ezekiel 44:28

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.
Ezekiel 44:28, King James Version

Ezekiel 44:28 in other translations

BSBIn regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.
WEB“‘They shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession.
ASVAnd they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
YLTAnd it hath been to them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and a possession ye do not give to them in Israel; I am their possession.
DARBYAnd it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession.
BBEAnd they are to have no heritage; I am their heritage: you are to give them no property in Israel; I am their property.
WebsterAnd it shall be to them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

What does Ezekiel 44:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. I am their inheritance--(Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 18:1; Jos 13:14, 32).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 I am their inheritance - Those who affect to form their ecclesiastical matters on the model of the Jewish Church have with one consent left this out of the question. They will not live on the free-will offerings of the people; but must have vast revenues, and these secured to them by law. That every minister of God should be supported by the altar I grant; but I think, instead of that method of paying the parochial clergy which I see is so much objected to, and breeds so much dissension between the pastors and their flocks, it would be better, on these accounts, to assign them a portion of land adequate to their supply, or let the state maintain them as it does its other officers. In Israel God was their inheritance and their possession; but they had the breast and shoulder of all sin-offerings and trespass-offerings, and all dedicated things were theirs; and they had a portion of all the dough that was prepared for bread. These were considered as the Lord's property, and these he gave to them; and this is always implied in the Lord's being their inheritance and their possession. They had a plentiful support. Hitherto tithes have been thought the best mode of paying the clergy, and providing for the poor of each parish; but these matters have undergone such alterations since the time of their institution, that some emendation of the system is at present absolutely necessary. There should be a public acknowledgment of God in every nation, and this should be provided for by the state in a way the least burdensome to the people, that all may rejoice in the benefit. Happy the nations that have a Bible so correct, and a Liturgy so pure, as those in the British empire! In such cases, a religion established by the state is an unutterable blessing to the nation; only keep it to the Bible, and to the Liturgy, and all, under God, will be well; but when the sermon is against these, all is bad.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 44:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will becomeH1961
לָהֶם֙la.Hemfor them
לְֽנַחֲלָ֔הle.na.cha.Lah<into> an inheritanceH5159
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
נַֽחֲלָתָ֑םna.cha.la.Tam[am] inheritance theirH5159
וַאֲחֻזָּ֗הva.'a.chu.Zahand a possessionH272
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תִתְּנ֤וּti.te.Nuyou will giveH5414
לָהֶם֙la.Hemto them
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
אֲחֻזָּתָֽם\׃'a.chu.za.Tam[am] possession theirH272

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 44:28

  • Joshua 13:33

    But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

  • Numbers 18:20

    And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

  • Deuteronomy 18:1-2

    The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

  • Deuteronomy 10:9

    Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the Lord is his inheritance, according as the Lord thy God promised him.

  • Ezekiel 45:4

    The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the Lord: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

  • Ezekiel 48:9-11

    The oblation that ye shall offer unto the Lord shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in the midst thereof. It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.

  • 1 Peter 5:2-4

    Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

  • Joshua 13:14

    Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am their inheritance.
45:4; 48:9-11; Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 1Pe 5:2-4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 44:27

    And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 44:28

    And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession.

  • Ezekiel 44:29

    They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.

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Ezekiel 44:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y será á ellos por heredad: yo seré su heredad; y no les daréis posesión en Israel: yo soy su posesión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et mon service leur sera pour héritage: moi, je suis leur héritage; et vous ne leur donnerez pas de possession en Israël: moi, je suis leur possession.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dies soll ihr Erbteil sein: ich bin ihr Erbteil und ihr sollt ihnen kein Besitztum in Israel geben: ich bin ihr Besitztum.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non erit autem eis hæreditas: ego hæreditas eorum. Et possessionem non dabitis eis in Israël: ego enim possessio eorum.