Discovery BoxEzekiel 45:9-10 
Context45:9 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, 1 declares the sovereign Lord. 45:10 You must use just balances, 2 a just dry measure (an ephah), 3 and a just liquid measure (a bath). 4
1 sn Evictions of the less fortunate by the powerful are described in 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Jer 22:1-5, 13-17; Ezek 22:25.
2 sn Previous legislation regarding this practice may be found in Lev 19:35-36; Deut 25:13-16; Mic 6:10-12.
3 tn Heb “ephah,” which was 1/2 bushel.
4 tn Heb “bath,” a liquid measure, was 5 1/2 gallons.
