Ezekiel 48:30
New International Version
“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long,

New Living Translation
“These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1 1 / 2 miles long,

English Standard Version
“These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure,

Berean Standard Bible
“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,

King James Bible
And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

New King James Version
“These are the exits of the city. On the north side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits

New American Standard Bible
“Now these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,

NASB 1995
“These are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,

NASB 1977
“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement,

Legacy Standard Bible
“And these are the exits of the city: on the north side, 4,500 cubits by measurement.

Amplified Bible
“These are the exits of the city: on the north side, [which is to extend] 4,500 cubits by measurement,

Christian Standard Bible
“These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1 /2 miles,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These are the exits of the city: On the north side, which measures 1 1/2 miles,

American Standard Version
And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

English Revised Version
And these are the goings out of the city; on the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These will be the exits for the city: The north side will be 7,875 feet long.

International Standard Version
"These are the exits to the city: On the north side, 4,500 units by measurement,

Majority Standard Bible
“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long,

NET Bible
"These are the exits of the city: On the north side, one and one-half miles by measure,

New Heart English Bible
"These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

Webster's Bible Translation
And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

World English Bible
“These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“And these [are] the outgoings of the city: on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures;

Young's Literal Translation
And these are the outgoings of the city on the north side, five hundred, and four thousand measures.

Smith's Literal Translation
And these the goings out of the city from the side north, five hundred and four thousand the measure.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side thou shalt measure four thousand and five hundred.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And these shall be the exits of the city: from the northern region, you shall measure four thousand and five hundred.

New American Bible
These are the exits from the city: On the north side, measuring forty-five hundred cubits—

New Revised Standard Version
These shall be the exits of the city: On the north side, which is to be four thousand five hundred cubits by measure,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And these shall be the limits of the city: on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And these are the exits of the city from the north wind: the measurement, four thousand and five hundred
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And these are the goings out of the city: on the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And these are the goings out of the city northward, four thousand and five hundred by measure.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The City Gates and Dimensions
30“These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, 31the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.…

Cross References
Revelation 21:12-13
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. / There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Revelation 21:10-14
And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. ...

Isaiah 54:12
I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

Zechariah 14:10-11
All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. / People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.

Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:16
The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height.

Isaiah 60:18
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

Nehemiah 3:1-32
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall. / The men of Jericho built next to Eliashib, and Zaccur son of Imri built next to them. / The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. ...

Nehemiah 12:27-39
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres. / The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites, / from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem. ...

Jeremiah 31:38-40
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”

Isaiah 26:1-2
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts. / Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.

Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.

Revelation 3:12
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

Psalm 48:12-13
March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, / consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

Isaiah 62:6
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,


Treasury of Scripture

And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

the goings.

Ezekiel 48:16,32-35
And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred…

Revelation 21:16
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

four.

Ezekiel 48:15
And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.

Ezekiel 42:16
He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

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Ezekiel 48
1. The portions of the twelve tribes;
8. of the sanctuary;
15. of the city and suburbs;
21. and of the prince.
23. The portions of the twelve tribes.
30. The dimensions and gates of the city.














These will be the exits of the city
The phrase "These will be the exits of the city" introduces a detailed description of the gates of the New Jerusalem, as envisioned by Ezekiel. The Hebrew word for "exits" is "מוֹצָא" (motza), which can also mean "outlets" or "gateways." This suggests not only physical passageways but also spiritual access points, symbolizing the openness and accessibility of God's kingdom to His people. In the context of Ezekiel's vision, these exits represent the organized and divinely ordained structure of the city, reflecting God's order and provision for His people.

Beginning on the north side
The "north side" is significant in biblical symbolism. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the north was often associated with mystery and divine presence. The Hebrew word for "north" is "צָפוֹן" (tsaphon), which can also imply hidden or concealed. This could suggest that the northern gate holds a special significance, perhaps indicating the revelation of divine mysteries or the presence of God. In the broader biblical narrative, the north is sometimes seen as the direction from which God’s judgment or deliverance comes, as seen in other prophetic books.

which measures 4,500 cubits long
The measurement "4,500 cubits long" provides a precise dimension for the city’s northern boundary. A cubit, in ancient measurements, is approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters, making this side of the city about 6,750 feet or 2,057 meters long. The specificity of this measurement underscores the meticulous planning and divine order inherent in God's design for the New Jerusalem. The number itself, 4,500, can be seen as a multiple of significant biblical numbers (such as 12, representing the tribes of Israel, and 10, symbolizing completeness), suggesting the fullness and perfection of God's kingdom. This measurement reflects the vastness and inclusivity of the city, prepared for all of God's people.

(30) The goings out of the city.--In Ezekiel 48:30-34 the dimensions of the city are again given for the purpose of introducing the mention of the gates, three on each side, one for each of the tribes of Israel. In this enumeration Levi takes his place as a tribe, and Joseph is therefore reckoned as only one tribe; but the order of their names is neither that of their geographical arrangement nor of their seniority. It will be remembered that the symbolism of the twelve gates enters also into the vision of Revelation 21:12; Revelation 21:21.

Verses 30-35. - The closing paragraph is devoted to a statement of the gates, dimensions, and name of the city. Verse 30. - The goings out of the city. These were not, as Hitzig, Gesenius, Ewald, Schroder, and Currey have supposed, the city exits, or gates, which are afterwards referred to, but, as Kliefoth, Keil, Hengstenberg, and Smend suggest, the extensions or boundary-lines of the city, in other words, the city walls in which the gates should be placed, and which are measured before the gates are specified. The north wall, with which the rest should correspond, should be four thousand and five hundred measures; literally, five hundred and four thousand (not cubits, as Ewald states, but reeds) by measure.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
These
וְאֵ֖לֶּה (wə·’êl·leh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

will be the exits
תּוֹצְאֹ֣ת (tō·wṣ·’ōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 8444: An outgoing, extremity, perhaps source, escape

of the city:
הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

Beginning on the north
צָפ֔וֹן (ṣā·p̄ō·wn)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

side,
מִפְּאַ֣ת (mip·pə·’aṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity

which measures
מִדָּֽה׃ (mid·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

4,500 [cubits long],
חֲמֵ֥שׁ (ḥă·mêš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five


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