Ezekiel 48 · Verse 15

Ezekiel 48:15

And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel 48:15, King James Version

Ezekiel 48:15 in other translations

BSBThe remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it
WEB“The five thousand cubits that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for pasture lands; and the city shall be in the middle of it.
ASVAnd the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs; and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
YLTAnd the five thousand that is left in the breadth, on the front of the five and twenty thousand, is common--for the city, for dwelling, and for suburb, and the city hath been in its midst.
DARBYAnd the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a common place for the city, for dwellings and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst of it.
BBEAnd the other five thousand, measured from side to side, in front of the twenty-five thousand, is to be for common use, for the town, for living in and for a free space: and the town will be in the middle of it.
WebsterAnd the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs, and the city shall be in the midst of it.

What does Ezekiel 48:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 48:15-17
15-17. The five thousand rods, apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, are to be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with the two hundred fifty all around for suburbs. profane--that is, not strictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secular uses.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 And the five thousand that are left - The territory of the Levites was twenty-five thousand square cubits, Eze 48:20, But their city was only four thousand five hundred square cubits, see Eze 48:13 and Eze 48:16; there remained, therefore, ten thousand cubits square to be divided, of which five thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, on the east and west sides, were reserved for a sort of second city; or for suburbs where laymen might dwell who were employed by those priests and Levites who lodged in the temple and in the city, Eze 48:18. And another space of one thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, which extended only from north to south, was for fields and gardens appointed for the support of those lay servants. On which we may remark, there was no cultivated land between the portion of the Levites and that of the prince, but only on the east and west sides. See Eze 45:6, and the map FF.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Ezekiel 48:15 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.

וַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁתva.cha.Me.shetand fiveH2568
אֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]H505
הַנּוֹתָ֣רha.no.Tarwhich remainH3498
בָּרֹ֗חַבba.Ro.chavin the breadthH7341
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פְּנֵ֨יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
חֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.mi.ShahfiveH2568
וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.Rimand twentyH6242
אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefthousand [cubits]H505
חֹֽל\־chol-[will be] a profane areaH2455
ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
לָעִ֔ירla.'Irfor the cityH5892
לְמוֹשָׁ֖בle.mo.Shavfor dwelling placeH4186
וּלְמִגְרָ֑שׁu.le.mig.Rashand for open landH4054
וְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will beH1961
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
בְּתוֹכֽוֹ\׃be.to.khoin [the] middle of itH8432

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Cross references for Ezekiel 48:15

  • Ezekiel 45:6

    And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 42:20

    He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

  • Ezekiel 22:26

    Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

  • 1 Timothy 3:15

    But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

  • Ezekiel 44:23

    And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a profane.
22:26; 42:20; 44:23; 45:6
for the city.The holy oblation of 25,000 square reeds, or near fifty square miles, was divided into three parts from north to south (see on ch. 45:1): a portion on the north of 10,000 reeds in width, and 25,000 in length, for the priests, in the midst of which was the sanctuary or temple, surrounded by a wall 500 reeds square, (ver. 9, 10; see on ch. 42:15;) next to this another portion of the same dimensions for the Levites, (ver. 13, 14;) and on the south another portion of the same length, but only 5,000 reeds in breadth, for the city (ver. 15.) The city was situated in the midst of this portion, being 4,500 reeds, or about nine miles square, (see on ver. 30,) having a suburb of 250 reeds, or about half a mile, on each side, (ver. 17,) leaving 10,000 reeds or nearly ten miles, on the east side, and the same on the west side, for the profit of those who serve the city out of all the tribes, (ver. 18, 19.) On the east and west sides of this square of 25,000 reeds, is the portion of the prince; each of which, estimating the breadth of the land at 150 miles, would form a square of fifty miles. Thus the whole plan of the division of the country, laying out of the city, temple, and all its appendages, is perfectly regular and uniform; and would therefore convey to the minds of the Jews the most complete idea they were capable of conceiving of the most perfect church, commonwealth, city, temple, and conveniences, on the largest and grandest scale for the Divine worship; and it doubtless ultimately points out the land of Immanuel, the city of the New Jerusalem, and his temple, the Christian church, the house of the living God.
1Ti 3:15

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Context

  • Ezekiel 48:14

    And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 48:15

    And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

  • Ezekiel 48:16

    And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and 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.

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Ezekiel 48:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y las cinco mil cañas de anchura que quedan de las veinticinco mil, serán profanas, para la ciudad, para habitación y para ejido; y la ciudad estará en medio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les 5 000 qui restent de la largeur en face des 25 000 seront un espace profane pour la ville, pour des habitations et pour une banlieue; et la ville sera au milieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die 5000 Ruten, die in der Breite übrig sind, längs der 25000,soll gemeines Land sein für die Stadt zur Wohnung und zum Freiplatz; und die Stadt soll in der Mitte desselben sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quinque millia autem quæ supersunt in latitudine per viginti quinque millia, profana erunt urbis in habitaculum et in suburbana: et erit civitas in medio ejus.