Context 29This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions, declares the Lord GOD. The City Gates 30These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, 31shall be the gates of the city, named for the tribes of Israel, three gates toward the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one. 32On the east side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one. 33On the south side, 4,500 cubits by measurement, shall be three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one. 34On the west side, 4,500 cubits, shall be three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one. 35The city shall be 18,000 cubits round about; and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionThis is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord Jehovah. Douay-Rheims Bible This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel: and these are the portions of them, saith the Lord God. Darby Bible Translation This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord Jehovah. English Revised Version This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, saith the Lord GOD. Webster's Bible Translation This is the land which ye shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD. World English Bible This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord Yahweh. Young's Literal Translation This is the land that ye separate by inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah. Library Jehovah-Shammah: a Glorious Name for the New YearTHESE words may be used as a test as well as a text. They may serve for examination as well as consolation, and at the beginning of a year they may fulfill this useful double purpose. In any case they are full of marrow and fatness to those whose spiritual taste is purified. It is esteemed by the prophet to be the highest blessing that could come upon a city that its name should be, "JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, The Lord is there." Even Jerusalem, in its best estate, would have this for its crowning blessing: … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891 Princely Service. Jehovah. The "I Am. " Ezekiel Links Ezekiel 48:29 NIV • Ezekiel 48:29 NLT • Ezekiel 48:29 ESV • Ezekiel 48:29 NASB • Ezekiel 48:29 KJV • Ezekiel 48:29 Bible Apps • Ezekiel 48:29 Parallel • Bible Hub |