📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 45 (KJV)
Read the complete King James Version chapter below, then explore the passage sections, check what you remember, and keep your private study notes.
Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Ezekiel 45:1 Moreover, Twhen ye Rshall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, Tan holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.
Ezekiel 45:2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary Rfive hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the Tsuburbs thereof.
Ezekiel 45:3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: Rand in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.
Ezekiel 45:4 The Rholy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.
Ezekiel 45:5 And Rthe five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.
Ezekiel 45:6 And ye shall appoint the possession of Rthe city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
Ezekiel 45:7 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Ezekiel 45:8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: Rand my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
Ezekiel 45:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; RLet it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your Texactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 45:10 RYe shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
Ezekiel 45:11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.
Ezekiel 45:12 And Rthe shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
Ezekiel 45:13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:
Ezekiel 45:14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
Ezekiel 45:15 And one Tlamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, Rout of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for Tpeace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 45:16 All Rthe people of the land Tshall give this oblation Tfor the prince in Israel.
Ezekiel 45:17 And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, Rin the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the Tpeace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 45:18 Thus saith the Lord GOD; RIn the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:
Ezekiel 45:19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, Rand upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.
Ezekiel 45:20 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for Revery one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.
Ezekiel 45:21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, Rye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.
Ezekiel 45:22 And upon that day shall Rthe prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
Ezekiel 45:23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare Ra burnt offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.
Ezekiel 45:24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.
Ezekiel 45:25 RIn the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 45:1–9 — Holy portions and an end to princely oppression
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The land is divided with portions for sanctuary, priests, Levites, city, and prince. The Lord explicitly commands rulers to remove violence and spoil and execute judgment and justice.
Key Truth: Use appointed provision without seizing others’ rights.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ , when ye shall divide by lot the land for …” (Ezekiel 45:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Of this there shall be for the sanctuary ____ hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round …” (Ezekiel 45:2)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute ____ and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith …” (Ezekiel 45:9)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 45:10–17 — Honest measures and shared offerings
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Just balances and consistent measures are commanded alongside the contributions of grain, oil, and lambs. The prince bears responsibility for providing offerings at the appointed times for the house of Israel.
Key Truth: Join worship with honest transactions and responsible provision.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Ye shall have ____ balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.” (Ezekiel 45:10)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall …” (Ezekiel 45:14)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for ____ offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.” (Ezekiel 45:15)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:15 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 45:18–25 — Sanctuary cleansing and the appointed feasts
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The vision specifies cleansing at the start of the year and reconciliation for error. Passover, unleavened bread, and the seventh-month feast receive their stated offerings and preparation.
Key Truth: Follow the text’s connection between worship, cleansing, and appointed time.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the …” (Ezekiel 45:18)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:18 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And upon that day shall the ____ prepare for himself and for all the people of the …” (Ezekiel 45:22)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:22 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And so thou shalt do the ____ day of the month for every one that erreth, and …” (Ezekiel 45:20)
Find it in Ezekiel 45:20 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Proverbs 11:1 — A false balance is condemned while a just weight is commended.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where should honesty in ordinary transactions reflect your worship?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 45:1–9 (Holy portions and an end to princely oppression) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 45:10–17 (Honest measures and shared offerings) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 45:18–25 (Sanctuary cleansing and the appointed feasts) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What change is demanded of the princes?
5. How should economic measurement express righteousness?
Notes
Write what you want to remember, questions to explore, or Scriptures to look up later. Your saved notes are private to your account.
Loading your notes…
Chapter Navigation