Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 48:15-17
Ezekiel 48:15-17. And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against [or beside, see Eze 48:13 ] the five and twenty thousand This five thousand, added to the twenty-five thousand in length, and two ten thousands in breadth, mentioned Ezekiel 48:10, makes up a square of twenty- five thousand every way: see Ezekiel 48:20. Shall be a profane place for the city, &c. It is called a profane place comparatively, because it was not so holy as the temple and the sanctuary. ... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 48:15
The five thousand ... - The remainder of the square of 25,000 reeds from north to south.Profane - For common use, as distinguished from that which is holy unto the Lord. read more