Ezekiel 45:9

For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Enough, O princes of Israel! Cease your violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing My people, declares the Lord GOD.’

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD addresses the princes of Israel immediately after promising them a tribal land allotment in Ezekiel 45:8. He interrupts their ongoing exploitation to issue a final warning before detailing judicial and economic standards in Ezekiel 45:10.

The words — The Hebrew רַב (rav) literally means "enough" or "cease," marking a divine cutoff to prolonged misconduct. The term חָמָס (cha.mas) denotes systemic injustice or violent oppression, contrasting with the commanded justice.

The thread — This rebuke of ruling violence echoes Jeremiah 22:3’s command to rescue victims from oppressors and Isaiah 1:17’s injunction to correct the oppressor. It also aligns with Zechariah 8:16’s requirement for sound judgments in the gates.

Why it lands — The verse demands immediate cessation of land dispossession and systemic violence by those in authority. It requires readers to prioritize equitable treatment and judicial integrity over political or economic gain.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.

Cross-references

Zechariah 8:16 These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
Jeremiah 22:3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 44:6 Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel.
1 Peter 4:3 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
Nehemiah 5:1 About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
Job 20:19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
Job 22:9 You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Job 24:2 Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks.
Psalms 82:2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah