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Ezekiel 46:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
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Quick Meaning
Ezekiel's measured final vision introduces or commands “Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their…” at Ezekiel 46:18 as “Prince Gifts Must Not Dispossess the People's Inheritance” develops.
If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons
This verse is one part of that explanation in Ezekiel 46:16–18. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 46:16–18
Read Ezekiel 46:18 with 46:16–18. By itself, “Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Inheritance gifts to sons remain, gifts to servants revert at liberty year, and the prince is forbidden to seize the people's land.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Festival Flow and Daily Offerings Prevent Disorder” into “Prince Gifts Must Not Dispossess the People's Inheritance.” Its non-interchangeable contribution is: Inheritance gifts to sons remain, gifts to servants revert at liberty year, and the prince is forbidden to seize the people's land. This verse's placement is specific: Ezekiel's measured final vision introduces or commands “Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their…” at Ezekiel 46:18 as “Prince Gifts Must Not Dispossess the People's Inheritance” develops.
What Remains True
Land and authority are gifts bounded by honest measures, protected inheritance, shared provision, resident inclusion, and limits on rulers. In Ezekiel 46:18, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: Ezekiel's measured final vision introduces or commands “Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their…” at Ezekiel 46:18 as “Prince Gifts Must Not Dispossess the People's Inheritance” develops.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 46:16–18 — Prince Gifts Must Not Dispossess the People's InheritanceSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 46:16–18, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 46:16–18
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 46:16–18
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