Ezekiel 48:35It shall be eighteen thousand reeds around: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Yahweh is there.
The setting
Tel Aviv, Iraq ~571 BC. An exiled priest named Ezekiel receives his final vision of a restored temple city that will never be built as described...
The emotion here: homesick but overwhelmed by divine promise
The original word
Yahweh-shammah (יְהוָה שָׁמָּה) — 'The LORD is there' - the prophetic name of the restored city
Why it matters
This temple vision contains measurements that would require leveling mountains around Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 48:35
Ezekiel never returned to Jerusalem - he died in exile, never seeing this fulfilled
Common misconceptionMost read this as a blueprint for a literal temple, but scholars believe it's symbolic of God's permanent presence - the measurements are impossible to build in actual Jerusalem terrain.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 48:35
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 48:35 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 48:35 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include God's presence, restoration. Notable phrases: Yahweh is there. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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