Ezekiel 45:16

45:15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD. lamb: or, kid peace: or, thank offerings

All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. shall: Heb. shall be for for: or, with

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All the people of the land shall give to this offering for the prince in Israel.

All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.

45:17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in 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 peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. peace: or, thank offerings

What does Ezekiel 45:16 mean?

Ezekiel 45:16 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַם (ʻam), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), תְּרוּמָה (tᵉrûwmâh). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

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peopleעַםʻam/am/H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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oblationתְּרוּמָהtᵉrûwmâh/ter-oo-maw'/H8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute

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princeנָשִׂיאnâsîyʼ/naw-see'/H5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist

Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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Commentary on Ezekiel 45:16

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 45:16

1, 2 . II. The message which Zedekiah, notwithstanding, sent to Jeremiah to desire his prayers, ver. 3 . III. The flattering hopes which the people had conceived, that the Chaldeans would quit the siege of Jerusalem, ver. 5 . IV. The assurance God gave them by Jeremiah (who was now at liberty, ver. 4 ) that the Chaldean army should renew the siege and take the city, ver. 6-10 . V. The imprisonment of Jeremiah, under pretence that he was a deserter, ver. 11-15 . VI. The kindness which Zedekiah showed him when he was a prisoner, ver. 16-21 . Zedekiah's Wicked Reign; Sign of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 589.) 1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his s

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 4:13

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. wilt: or, shouldest

Leviticus 8:36

So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

2 Samuel 10:2

Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 12:25

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD. Jedidiah: that is, Beloved of the LORD

1 Kings 14:18

And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.

1 Kings 16:7

And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

2 Kings 24:19

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

2 Kings 24:20

For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:12

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.

Proverbs 26:6

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

Ezekiel 21:25

And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

Hosea 12:10

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. ministry: Heb. hand

1 Thessalonians 4:8

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. despiseth: or, rejecteth

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What does Ezekiel 45:16 say?

Ezekiel 45:16 (King James Version) reads: "All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. shall: Heb. shall be for for: or, with"

Is Ezekiel 45:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 45:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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