This land will be his possession in Israel. And my princes will no longer oppress my people but will allow the people of Israel to possess the land according to their tribes.

‘“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: you have gone far enough, princes of Israel! Give up your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Stop dispossessing my people, declares the Sovereign Lord. 10 You are to use accurate scales, an accurate ephah[a] and an accurate bath.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 45:10 An ephah was a dry measure of capacity of about 22 litres.
  2. Ezekiel 45:10 A bath was a liquid measure of capacity of about 22 litres.