BibleWord.ai› Bible› Ezekiel› Chapter 45› Verse 11

Ezekiel 45:11

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 45:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Ezekiel 45:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 45

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8In the land it shall be to him for a possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.
9Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord Jehovah.
10Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
11The 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.
12And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
13This is the oblation that ye shall offer: the sixth part of an ephah from a homer of wheat; and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah from a homer of barley;
14and the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, [which is] ten baths, even a homer; (for ten baths are a homer;)
← Ezekiel 45:10Ezekiel 45:12 →
← Full Chapter 45 Ezekiel Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, &c.] The one held as much of dry things as the other of liquor; which, according to Bishop Cumberland, were seven wine gallons, four pints, and a little more: that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer; this “homer” must be carefully distinguished from another measure, called “omer”, written without an “h”, which was but the tenth part of an “ephah”, (<021636>Exodus 16:36): the measure thereof shall be after the homer: “as the homer was”, so should the ephah and bath be, just the tenth part of it.”
Read attributed excerpt →
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The ephah was in use for dry measure, the bath for liquid. The homer seems to have contained about 75 gallons (see Exodus 29:40, note; Leviticus 19:36, note). After the homer - i. e., according to the standard of the homer. return to 'Top of Page'”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“ephah: The ephah was a dry measure, and the bath a liquid measure, containing about seven gallons, four pints, or three pecks, three pints; and the homer about seventy-five gallons, five pints. Isa 5:10 Ezekiel 45:12”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Ezekiel 45 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification