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The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
Ezekiel 48:35 · Berean Standard Bible · underlined terms are tappable
Parallel translations
  • WEB It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Yahweh is there.
  • KJV It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
  • NKJV All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
  • NASB The city shall be eighteen thousand cubits all around; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘The Lord is there.’ ”
  • NLT “The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The Lord Is There.’”

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Quick answer

The city measures eighteen thousand reeds around, and its name is "Yahweh is there." God's abiding presence is the climax and crown of the whole vision.

Overview

The book of Ezekiel, which opened with God's glory departing the temple, closes with the city named for his permanent presence among his people. This new name, "Yahweh Shammah," is the goal of all redemption: God dwelling with his people forever. It finds its ultimate fulfillment in Christ, Immanuel (God with us), and in the New Jerusalem, where God himself dwells with humanity (Revelation 21:3).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 23

  • Rev 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
  • Zech 2:10“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
  • Rev 22:3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
  • Jer 33:16In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Jer 3:17At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
  • Isa 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
  • Isa 24:23The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
  • Joel 3:21For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.
  • Isa 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
  • Ezek 35:10Because you have said, ‘These two nations and countries will be ours, and we will possess them,’ even though the LORD was there,
  • Exod 15:26saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
  • Exod 17:15And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
  • Ps 132:14“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.
  • Judg 6:24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  • Gen 22:14And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
  • Ps 77:13Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
  • Jer 14:9Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
  • Jer 23:6In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Ps 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  • Ps 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
  • Zech 14:21Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.
  • Ps 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
  • Ps 48:3God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Ezekiel videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on EzekielMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The promise of one Shepherd-King David, a new heart and new Spirit, and the river of life flowing from the temple all stream toward Christ, the good Shepherd who gives the Spirit.

How Ezekiel 48:35 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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