14 They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.

15 ‘The remaining area, 5,000 cubits[a] wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for the common use of the city, for houses and for pasture-land. The city will be in the centre of it 16 and will have these measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits,[b] the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 48:15 That is, about 2.7 kilometres
  2. Ezekiel 48:16 That is, about 2.4 kilometres; also in verses 30, 32, 33 and 34