Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 48:30

"And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure;" — Ezekiel 48:30 (ASV)

The goings out of the city - The gates described in Ezekiel 48:31. “Measures” (reeds) concern the sides. Divide the verses as follows: Ezekiel 48:30. And these are the goings out of the city.Ezekiel 48:31. On the north side 4500 measures: and the gates of the city after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward etc.