Ezekiel 48:16

and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel delivers a visionary description of the restored holy city’s layout to the exiled Israelites, detailing the precise boundaries of the urban tract within the larger allocated territory.

The words — מִדּוֹתֶיהָ (mi.do.tei./Ha) = its measurements, and פֶּאֶה (pe.'At) = side/corner.

The thread — The square proportion and measured dimensions recur in Revelation 21:16, which describes the New Jerusalem as a perfect cube measured with a rod.

Why it lands — The text records a fixed, symmetrical boundary for the city without adding symbolic commentary, leaving the reader to note the structural precision before drawing theological conclusions.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֵלֶּה֮ve./'e.Lehand/ these מִדּוֹתֶיהָ֒mi.do.tei./Ha[will be] measurements/ its פְּאַ֣תpe.'At[the] side of צָפ֗וֹןtza.Fon[the] north חֲמֵ֤שׁcha.Mesh[will be] five מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve./'ar.Ba.'atand/ four אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]וּפְאַת־u./fe.'at-and/ [the] side of נֶ֕גֶבNe.gev[the] south חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[will be] five מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve./'ar.Ba.'atand/ four אֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]וּמִפְּאַ֣תu./mi./pe.'Atand/ from/ [the] side of קָדִ֗יםka.Dim[the] east חֲמֵ֤שׁcha.Mesh[will be] five מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>וְאַרְבַּ֣עַתve./'ar.Ba.'atand/ four אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]וּפְאַת־u./fe.'at-and/ [the] side of יָ֕מָּהYa.ma/hwest/ -ward חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Mesh[will be] five מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>וְאַרְבַּ֥עַתve./'ar.Ba.'atand/ four אֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.Fimthousand [cubits]

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Revelation 21:16 The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.