48:15 這二萬五千肘前面所剩下五千肘寬之地要作俗用，作為造城蓋房郊野之地。城要在當中。
48:16 城的尺寸乃是如此：北面四千五百肘，南面四千五百肘，東面四千五百肘，西面四千五百肘。
48:17 城必有郊野，向北二百五十肘，向南二百五十肘，向東二百五十肘，向西二百五十肘。
48:18 靠著聖供地的餘地，東長一萬肘，西長一萬肘，要與聖供地相等；其中的土產要作城內工人的食物。
48:19 所有以色列支派中，在城內做工的，都要耕種這地。
48:20 你們所獻的聖供地連歸城之地，是四方的：長二萬五千肘，寬二萬五千肘。
48:21 聖供地連歸城之地，兩邊的餘地要歸與王。供地東邊，南北二萬五千肘，東至東界，西邊南北二萬五千肘，西至西界，與各分之地相同，都要歸王。聖供地和殿的聖地要在其中，
48:22 並且利未人之地，與歸城之地的東西兩邊延長之地（這兩地在王地中間），就是在猶大和便雅憫兩界中間，要歸與王。
48:23 論到其餘的支派，從東到西，是便雅憫的一分。
48:24 挨著便雅憫的地界，從東到西，是西緬的一分。
48:25 挨著西緬的地界，從東到西，是以薩迦的一分。
48:26 挨著以薩迦的地界，從東到西，是西布倫的一分。
48:27 挨著西布倫的地界，從東到西，是迦得的一分。
48:28 迦得地的南界是從他瑪到米利巴‧加低斯的水，延到埃及小河，直到大海。
48:29 這就是你們要拈鬮分給以色列支派為業之地，乃是他們各支派所得之分。這是主耶和華說的。
48:30 城的北面四千五百肘。出城之處如下；
48:31 城的各門要按以色列支派的名字。北面有三門，一為流便門，一為猶大門，一為利未門；
48:32 東面四千五百肘，有三門，一為約瑟門，一為便雅憫門，一為但門；
48:33 南面四千五百肘，有三門，一為西緬門，一為以薩迦門，一為西布倫門；
48:34 西面四千五百肘，有三門，一為迦得門，一為亞設門，一為拿弗他利門。
48:35 城四圍共一萬八千肘。從此以後，這城的名字必稱為耶和華的所在。
15 "The remainder, 5,000 cubits in
breadth and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for
dwellings and for open country. In the midst of it shall be the city, 16 and
these shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500,
the east side 4,500, and the west side 4,500. 17 And the city shall have open
land:on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250, on the east 250, and on the
west 250. 18 The remainder of the length alongside the holy portion shall be
10,000 cubits to the east, and 10,000 to the west, and it shall be alongside
the holy portion. Its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19 And
the workers of the city, from all the tribes of Israel, shall till it. 20 The
whole portion that you shall set apart shall be 25,000 cubits square, that is,
the holy portion together with the property of the city.
21 "What remains on both sides of the
holy portion and of the property of the city shall belong to the prince.
Extending from the 25,000 cubits of the holy portion to the east border, and
westward from the 25,000 cubits to the west border, parallel to the tribal
portions, it shall belong to the prince. The holy portion with the sanctuary of
the temple shall be in its midst. 22 It shall be separate from the property of
the Levites and the property of the city, which are in the midst of that which
belongs to the prince. The portion of the prince shall lie between the
territory of Judah and the territory of Benjamin.
23 "As for the rest of the tribes:from
the east side to the west, Benjamin, one portion. 24 Adjoining the territory of
Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion. 25 Adjoining the
territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion. 26
Adjoining the territory of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun,
one portion. 27 Adjoining the territory of Zebulun, from the east side to the
west, Gad, one portion. 28 And adjoining the territory of Gad to the south, the
boundary shall run from Tamar to the waters of Meribah- kadesh, from there
along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. 29 This is the land that you shall
allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their
portions, declares the Lord God.
30 "These shall be the exits of the
city:On the north side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, 31 three gates,
the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi, the gates of the
city being named after the tribes of Israel. 32 On the east side, which is to
be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin, and the
gate of Dan. 33 On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure,
three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
34 On the west side, which is to be 4,500 cubits, three gates, the gate of Gad,
the gate of Asher, and the gate of Naphtali. 35 The circumference of the city
shall be 18,000 cubits. And the name of the city from that time on shall be,
The Lord Is There."
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「這城的名字必稱為耶和華的所在」，對你而言是什麼意義呢？你是否盼望有這樣一個地方呢？若是有，你願意尋求並且來到這個地方呢？
以西結寫這書的時候，是在猶大和以色列都亡國的時候！祂受到上帝的感動將這樣的訊息宣告的時候，就是要以色列人再次合一，再次想到上帝對以色列人的應許，就是要他們可以進入「這城的名字必稱為耶和華的所在」！
地上的國與地上的城都會有過去的一天，但是「這城的名字必稱為耶和華的所在」必定永遠長存，因為上帝是永遠長存，祂也必將這永遠長存的，賜給屬祂的子民，與他們永遠在一起！感謝上帝，我們因著主耶穌，真的永遠在一起了！並且要散發這份榮光，教世人將榮耀歸給上帝！
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