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Ezekiel 45:8-10
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8 of the land. This will be his property in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people, but the land will be allotted to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

9 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people,[a] declares the Sovereign Lord. 10 You must use just balances,[b] a just dry measure (an ephah),[c] and a just liquid measure (a bath).[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:9 sn Evictions of the less fortunate by the powerful are described in 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Jer 22:1-5, 13-17; Ezek 22:25.
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 sn Previous legislation regarding this practice may be found in Lev 19:35-36; Deut 25:13-16; Mic 6:10-12.
  3. Ezekiel 45:10 tn Heb “ephah,” which was 1/2 bushel.
  4. Ezekiel 45:10 tn Heb “bath,” a liquid measure, was 5 1/2 gallons.
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