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The ephah and the bath will each measure one-tenth of a homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/45.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, the bath containing one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/45.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/45.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, so that the bath contains one-tenth of a homer, and the ephah one-tenth of a homer; their measure shall be according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/45.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity, so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; their standard shall be according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/45.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity, so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; their standard shall be according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/45.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity, so that the bath may contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; their standard shall be according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; their standard shall be according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/45.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath [measures] shall be the same quantity, the bath containing one tenth of a homer and the ephah one tenth of a homer; their standard [measure] shall be according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/45.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5 1 /2 gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5 1/2 gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/45.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/45.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The ephah will be the standard dry measure, and the bath will be the standard liquid measure. Their size will be based on the homer, which will equal ten ephahs or ten baths. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/45.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/45.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The dry and liquid measures must always be the same: The ephah and the bath should hold the same as one-tenth of a homer. The homer must be the standard measure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/45.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The ephah for dry measure is to be equal to the bath for liquid measure. The standard is the homer. The resulting measures are as follows: 1 homer = 10 ephahs = 10 baths <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/45.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath are to be of equal volume; that is, the bath is to contain one tenth of an omer and the ephah one tenth of an omer. The omer is to be the standard on which their volume measurement is to be based. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/45.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/45.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The dry and liquid measures will be the same, the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/45.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: its measure shall be after the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/45.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer: the measure of it shall be after the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/45.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain one tenth of a homer, and the ephah one tenth of a homer. Its measure shall be the same as the homer. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/45.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath is of one measure, for the bath to carry a tenth of the homer, and the ephah a tenth of the homer: its measurement is according to the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/45.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The ephah and the bath is of one measure, for the bath to bear a tenth of the homer, and the ephah a tenth of the homer: according to the homer is its measurement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/45.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be one measure, for the bath to lift up the tenth of the homer, and the ephah the tenth of the homer: to the homer shall it be from its measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/45.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The ephi and the bate shall be equal, and of one measure: that the bate may contain the tenth part of a core, and the ephi the tenth part of a core: their weight shall be equal according to the measure of a core. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/45.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The units of dry and liquid measure shall be one uniform measure, so that a bath contains one tenth part of a cor, and an ephah contains one tenth part of a cor; each shall be of equal volume in accord with the measure of a cor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/45.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be the same size: the bath equal to one tenth of a homer, and the ephah equal to one tenth of a homer; their capacity is based on the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/45.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of the same measure, the bath containing one-tenth of a homer, and the ephah one-tenth of a homer; the homer shall be the standard measure.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/45.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall make a standard measure and a standard weight, so that you may receive tithes, one out of ten, evenly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/45.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Make ready a measure and a weight that you will be taking up tithes, one part of ten, equally<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/45.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of a homer, and the ephah the tenth part of a homer; the measure thereof shall be after the homer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/45.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in like manner there shall be one choenix as a measure of capacity; the tenth of the gomor <i>shall be</i> the choenix, and the tenth of the gomor shall be in fair proportion to the gomor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=13837" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/45.htm">Honest Scales</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: hā·’ê·p̄āh (Art:: N-fs) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general.">The ephah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1324.htm" title="1324: wə·hab·baṯ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- A bath (a Heb. measure). Probably from the same as battah; a bath or Hebrew measure of liquids.">and the bath</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">the same</a> <a href="/hebrew/8506.htm" title="8506: tō·ḵen (N-ms) -- A measurement. From takan; a fixed quantity.">quantity</a> <a href="/hebrew/1324.htm" title="1324: hab·bāṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A bath (a Heb. measure). Probably from the same as battah; a bath or Hebrew measure of liquids.">so that the bath</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: lā·śêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">will contain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4643.htm" title="4643: ma‘·śar (N-msc) -- Tenth part, tithe. Or maasar; and feminine maasrah; from asar; a tenth; especially a tithe.">a tenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: ha·ḥō·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">of a homer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/374.htm" title="374: hā·’ê·p̄āh (Art:: N-fs) -- An ephah (a measure of grain). Or ephah; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general.">and the ephah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6224.htm" title="6224: wa·‘ă·śî·riṯ (Conj-w:: Number-ofsc) -- Tenth. From eser; tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or part.">a tenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: ha·ḥō·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">of a homer;</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: ha·ḥō·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">the homer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/4971.htm" title="4971: maṯ·kun·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Measurement, tally, proportion. Or mathkuneth; from takan in the transferred sense of measuring; proportion.">the standard measure for both.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Leviticus 19:35-36</a></span><br />You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume. / You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-13.htm">Deuteronomy 25:13-16</a></span><br />You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-10.htm">Proverbs 20:10</a></span><br />Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-23.htm">Proverbs 20:23</a></span><br />Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-5.htm">Amos 8:5</a></span><br />asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-10.htm">Micah 6:10-11</a></span><br />Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-7.htm">Hosea 12:7</a></span><br />A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Isaiah 5:10</a></span><br />For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Isaiah 65:20</a></span><br />No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-24.htm">Mark 4:24</a></span><br />He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-13.htm">2 Corinthians 8:13-15</a></span><br />It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. / As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.</p><p class="hdg">ephah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Isaiah 5:10</a></b></br> Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Bath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-13.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-5.htm">Contain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Containing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-20.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Homer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-3.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Measurement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Quantity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-36.htm">Size</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-2.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-18.htm">Unit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Bath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-20.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/john/21-25.htm">Contain</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Containing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Ephah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm">Equal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Homer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-30.htm">Measurement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/luke/5-6.htm">Quantity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Size</a> <a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Tenth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-8.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">Unit</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 45</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-1.htm">The portion of land for the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-6.htm">for the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-7.htm">and for the prince</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/45-9.htm">Ordinances for the prince</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/45.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/45.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity</b><br>In ancient Israel, the ephah and the bath were units of measurement used for dry and liquid goods, respectively. This phrase emphasizes the importance of standardization in trade and religious offerings, ensuring fairness and consistency. The ephah, used for grains, and the bath, used for liquids like oil and wine, being equal in quantity reflects God's desire for justice and integrity in economic practices. This standardization can be seen as a reflection of God's unchanging nature and His call for His people to live by His standards.<p><b>so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer</b><br>The homer was a larger unit of measurement, and the bath being a tenth of a homer indicates a precise and proportional system. This reflects the biblical principle of order and structure, as seen in the creation narrative and the detailed instructions for the Tabernacle. The use of a tenth is significant in biblical terms, often representing a portion set apart for God, as seen in the tithe. This connection underscores the importance of dedicating a portion of one's resources to God.<p><b>and the ephah a tenth of a homer</b><br>Similarly, the ephah being a tenth of a homer for dry goods maintains the same principle of proportionality and fairness. This consistency in measurement would have been crucial for maintaining trust and equity in the community. It also points to the broader biblical theme of stewardship, where God's people are called to manage resources wisely and justly. The use of a tenth again highlights the concept of setting apart for divine purposes, reinforcing the idea of holiness in everyday transactions.<p><b>the homer will be the standard measure for both</b><br>The homer serving as the standard measure for both dry and liquid goods establishes a unified system of measurement. This unity can be seen as a metaphor for the unity and harmony God desires among His people. In a broader theological context, it reflects the unity found in Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets, bringing together diverse elements into a cohesive whole. The standardization also points to the ultimate standard of God's Word, which serves as the measure for truth and righteousness in the life of believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions and messages from God to deliver to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of Ezekiel's prophecies, they are in exile in Babylon due to their disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, representing a period of judgment and purification.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephah_and_bath.htm">Ephah and Bath</a></b><br>Ancient units of measurement used for dry and liquid goods, respectively, in Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/homer.htm">Homer</a></b><br>A larger unit of measurement, serving as a standard for both the ephah and the bath.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_daily_life.htm">Integrity in Daily Life</a></b><br>The call for standardized measurements in <a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11</a> underscores the importance of integrity and fairness in all aspects of life, including business and personal dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_standard_of_justice.htm">God's Standard of Justice</a></b><br>Just as God required equal measurements, He calls us to uphold His standards of justice and righteousness in our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_unity.htm">Symbol of Unity</a></b><br>The uniformity in measurements symbolizes unity and equality among God's people, reminding us of the importance of treating others with fairness and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a></b><br>Being faithful in small matters, such as honest measurements, reflects our overall faithfulness to God and His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_worship.htm">Preparation for Worship</a></b><br>Accurate measurements were essential for offerings and worship, reminding us to approach God with sincerity and truth in our spiritual practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_45.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 45</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_shaving.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on shaving?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_ezekiel's_measures_differ.htm">Why do the weights and measures in Ezekiel 45:9-12 differ from earlier biblical standards, creating potential contradictions within the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_38_5-6_align_with_other_prophecies.htm">How does the prophecy of a coalition of nations in Ezekiel 38:5-6 align or conflict with other biblical prophecies of end-time alliances?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/45.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Shall be of one measure</span>.--The Ephah is first mentioned in <a href="/exodus/16-36.htm" title="Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.">Exodus 16:36</a>, and appears to be a word of Egyptian origin; it was used for dry measure. The Bath is not met with before <a href="/1_kings/7-26.htm" title="And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was worked like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.">1Kings 7:26</a>, and was the largest of the liquid measures in use. The statement that these were of the same capacity, and each equal to the tenth part of the Homer, is important in the comparison of the Hebrew dry and liquid measures, but it is exceedingly difficult to determine their absolute value. If we calculate on the estimates of Josephus, the Homer was 86, 696 English gallons; if on those of the Rabbinists, 42, 286. Modern estimates differ nearly as much. The <span class= "ital">Homer,</span> which was ten Ephahs, is to be carefully distinguished from the <span class= "ital">Omer,</span> which was the tenth part of an Ephah. The two words are quite different in Hebrew.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/45.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The ephah</span> (a word of Egyptian origin) <span class="cmt_word">and the bath shall be of one measure.</span> That is, each was to be <span class="cmt_word">the tenth part of an homer</span> (see <a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16</a>; <a href="/numbers/11-32.htm">Numbers 11:32</a>), or cot (<span class="hebrew">כֹר</span>, <span class="greek">κόρος</span>, <a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22</a>; <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Luke 16:7</a>), which appears to have contained about seventy-five gallons, or thirty-two pecks. The homer (or, <span class="accented">cheroot</span>) is to be distinguished from the omer of <a href="/exodus/16-36.htm">Exodus 16:36</a>, which was the tenth part of an ephah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The ephah</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵיפָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the bath</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבַּ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1324.htm">Strong's 1324: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bath (a Hebrew measure)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the same</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָד֙</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quantity</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּ֤כֶן</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8506.htm">Strong's 8506: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fixed quantity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that the bath</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1324.htm">Strong's 1324: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bath (a Hebrew measure)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will contain</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֵׂ֕את</span> <span class="translit">(lā·śêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tenth</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעְשַׂ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·śar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4643.htm">Strong's 4643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tenth part, tithe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a homer,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֖מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the ephah</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֵיפָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ê·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_374.htm">Strong's 374: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a tenth</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשִׂירִ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śî·riṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6224.htm">Strong's 6224: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tenth, tenth month, part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a homer;</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֙מֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the homer</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹ֖מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the standard measure [for both].</span><br /><span class="heb">מַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(maṯ·kun·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4971.htm">Strong's 4971: </a> </span><span class="str2">Measurement, tally, proportion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 45:11 The ephah and the bath shall be (Ezek. 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