Ezekiel 45:14 · measurement explained
One tenth bath from each cor of oil
The oil levy is stated as a tenth of a bath from a cor, with the cor identified here as ten baths and a homer.
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and the set portion of oil, of the bath of oil, one tenth of a bath out of the cor, which is ten baths, even a homer (for ten baths are a homer),
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Modern measurement range
Oil portion: one tenth bath
2.1–2.3 L
2.22–2.43 US qt · 1.85–2.02 Imp qt
Using the bath estimate. The bath and dry ephah are paired as equal capacities in Ezekiel 45, while the material placed in them may weigh very differently.
Calculate another amount →Source amount: one cor
210–230 L
55.48–60.76 US gal · 46.19–50.59 Imp gal
Using the cor estimate. The Greek koros and Hebrew kor appear in different settings; the range is a reading aid, not a claim that every container was calibrated alike.
Calculate another amount →Equivalent large measure: one homer
210–230 L
55.48–60.76 US gal · 46.19–50.59 Imp gal
Using the homer estimate. Do not confuse homer with omer: the homer is one hundred omers in the ratios used here.
Calculate another amount →The page preserves the three named units. It does not treat modern litre rounding as more authoritative than the verse's internal ratios.
What this conversion does—and does not—show
It gives a defensible modern scale for the amount stated in the verse. Ancient standards varied by time and place, so the endpoints are deliberately approximate. A volume is not a food mass, a metal weight is not a modern cash value, and a conversion does not settle a textual, archaeological, or theological debate.
Conversion references: ESV weights and measures ↗, American Bible Society ↗, and Encyclopedia of the Bible ↗. Reference pages accessed October 10, 2026.