King James Version

What Does Ezekiel 48:8 Mean?

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

Context

6

And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.

7

And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.

8

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

9

The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.

10

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.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
10-13. The second case is that of an impious son of a pious father. His pious parentage, so far from excusing, aggravates his guilt. **robber--**or literally, "a breaker," namely, through all constraints of right. **doeth the like to any one--**The Hebrew and the parallel (Eze 18:18) require us to translate rather, "doeth to his brother any of these things," namely, the things which follow in Eze 18:11, &c. [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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