Ezekiel 48:12 · King James Version

And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
Ezekiel 48:12 in the King James Version reads: “And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.”. Read it in the full context of Ezekiel 48, or compare how other translations render it below.

Ezekiel 48:12 in Other Translations

KJV And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
WEB It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
ASV And it shall be unto them an oblation from the oblation of the land, a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
YLT even the heave-offering hath been to them, out of the heave-offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites.
WBT And [this] oblation of the land that is offered shall be to them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.
DBY And this offering heaved from the heave-offering of the land shall be unto them a thing most holy, by the border of the Levites.

Commentary on Ezekiel 48:12

Expositions from classic Bible commentators.

Adam Clarke · Ezekiel 48:9–14

The oblation - This was a portion of land twenty-five thousand cubits in length, by ten thousand broad; in the center of which was the temple, which must be destined for the use of the priests, the Levites, and the prince.

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John Gill · Ezekiel 48:12

And this shall be the measures thereof,.... Of the city:

the north side four thousand and five hundred; that is, measures or reeds:

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; in all eighteen hundred measures or reeds, as in Eze 48:35 which denotes the largeness of the Gospel church, especially in the latter day; when Jews and Gentiles will be converted, and multitudes, east, west, north and south, will be gathered to it; and as it is an equilateral square, this shows the perfection, firmness, stability, and duration of the church of Christ; so the holy city, the New Jerusalem, is for the same reasons said to be foursquare, Rev 21:16.

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Ezekiel 48:6–14

Reuben--doomed formerly for incest and instability "not to excel" (Gen 49:4). So no distinguished prophet, priest, or king had come from it. Of it were the notorious Dathan and Abiram, the mutineers. A pastoral and Bedouin character marked it and Gad (Jdg 5:16).

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Questions about Ezekiel 48:12

What does Ezekiel 48:12 say?

Ezekiel 48:12 in the King James Version reads: “And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.” Read it in the full context of Ezekiel 48, alongside the classic commentary on this page.

Where is Ezekiel 48:12 found in the Bible?

Ezekiel 48:12 is in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 48, verse 12, in the Old Testament.

What Bible translation is Ezekiel 48:12 shown in?

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