Ezekiel 47:15

Contemporary English Version

The northern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea, then continue eastward to Hethlon, to Lebo-Hamath, then across to Zedad,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
This is to be the border of the land:

Hebrew Names Version
This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hetlon, to the entrance of Tzedad;

King James Version
And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

English Standard Version
"This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad,

New American Standard Bible
"And this shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

New Century Version
"This will be the border line of the land: "On the north side it will start at the Mediterranean Sea. It will go through Hethlon, toward Lebo Hamath and on to the towns of Zedad,

Amplified Bible
"And this shall be the boundary of the land on the north side: from the Great [Mediterranean] Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And this shall be the border of the lande towarde the North side, from the maine sea toworde Hethlon as men goe to Zedadah:

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

Legacy Standard Bible
"This shall be the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

Berean Standard Bible
This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad,

Complete Jewish Bible
"‘The borders of the land will be as follows: on the north, from the Great Sea through Hetlon to the entrance of Tz'dad,

Darby Translation
And this shall be the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Zedad,

Easy-to-Read Version
"These are the borders of the land: On the north side, it goes from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon where the road turns toward Hamath and on to Zedad,

George Lamsa Translation
And this shall be the border of the land, on the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethron which goes to Zedad:

Good News Translation
"The northern boundary runs eastward from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to the city of Zedad,

Lexham English Bible
And this is the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon until you come to Zedad,

Literal Translation
And this is the border of the land to the north side, from the Great Sea, the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This is the border of the londe vpon the northsyde, from the mayne see, as men go to Zadada:

American Standard Version
And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;

Bible in Basic English
And this is to be the limit of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, in the direction of Hethlon, as far as the way into Hamath;

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And this shall be the border of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;

King James Version (1611)
And this shall be the border of the land toward the North side from the great Sea, the way of Hethlon, as men goe to Zedad:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
This is the border of the lande vpon the north side, from the maine sea toward Hethlon, as men go to Zedada.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these are the borders of the land that lies northward, from the great sea that comes down, and divides the entrance of Emaseldam;

English Revised Version
And this shall be the border of the land: on the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entering in of Zedad;

World English Bible
This shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
This is the ende of the lond at the north coost fro the grete see, the weie of Bethalon to men comynge to Sedala,

Update Bible Version
And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;

Webster's Bible Translation
And this [shall be] the border of the land towards the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;

New English Translation
"This will be the border of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad;

New King James Version
"This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad,

New Living Translation
"These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad;

New Life Bible
"This will be the side of the land: The north side will go from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon, and on to Zedad,

New Revised Standard
This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath, and on to Zedad,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
This then shall be the boundary of the land, - on the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon to the entering, in of Zedad;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And this is the border of the land: toward the north side, from the great sea by the way of Hethalon, as men go to Sedada,

Revised Standard Version
"This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, and on to Zedad,

Young's Literal Translation
`And this [is] the border of the land at the north quarter; from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, at the coming in to Zedad:

THE MESSAGE
"These are the boundaries of the land: "The northern boundary runs from the Great Mediterranean Sea along the Hethlon road to where you turn off to the entrance of Hamath, Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim, which lies between the territory of Damascus and the territory of Hamath, and on to Hazor-hatticon on the border of Hauran. The boundary runs from the Sea to Hazor-enon, with the territories of Damascus and Hamath to the north. That is the northern boundary.

Contextual Overview

¹³The Lord God said to the people of Israel: When the land is divided among the twelve tribes of Israel, the Joseph tribe will receive two shares. Divide the land equally, because I promised your ancestors that this land would someday belong to their descendants. These are the borders of the land: ¹⁵ The northern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea, then continue eastward to Hethlon, to Lebo-Hamath, then across to Zedad, ¹⁶ Berothah, and Sibraim, which is on the border between the two kingdoms of Damascus and Hamath. The border will end at Hazer-Hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. ¹⁷ So the northern border will run between the Mediterranean Sea and Hazar-Enon, which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath. ¹⁸ The eastern border will begin on the border between the two kingdoms of Hauran and Damascus. It will run south along the Jordan River, which separates the territories of Gilead and Israel, and it will end at the Dead Sea near the town of Tamar. ¹⁹ The southern border will begin at Tamar, then run southwest to the springs near Meribath-Kadesh. It will continue along the Egyptian Gorge and will end at the Mediterranean Sea. ²⁰ The western border will run north along the Mediterranean Sea to a point just west of Lebo-Hamath. ²¹ That is the land to be divided among the tribes of Israel. ²² It will belong to the Israelites and to any foreigners living among them whose children were born in Israel. These foreigners must be treated like any other Israelite citizen, and they will receive ²³ a share of the land given to the tribe where they live. I, the Lord God, have spoken.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

And this: Ezekiel 47:17-20

Hethlon: Ezekiel 48:1

Zedad: Numbers 34:8

Reciprocal: Numbers 34:6 - General Ezekiel 47:10 - the great sea Ezekiel 48:28 - the great sea Amos 6:14 - from

Cross-References

Genesis 47:18
Then the people came to him and said: Sir, there's no way we can hide the truth from you. We are broke, and we don't have any more animals. We have nothing left except ourselves and our land.

Genesis 47:19
Don't let us starve and our land be ruined. If you'll give us grain to eat and seed to plant, we'll sell ourselves and our land to the king. We'll become his slaves.

Genesis 47:24
but one-fifth of your crops must go to the king. You can keep the rest as seed or as food for your families."

Judges 8:5
The town of Succoth was nearby, so he went there and asked, "Please give my troops some food. They are worn out, but we have to keep chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings."

Judges 8:8
After leaving Succoth, Gideon went to Penuel and asked the leaders there for some food. But he got the same answer as he had gotten at Succoth.

1 Samuel 21:3
Do you have any food you can give me? Could you spare five loaves of bread?"

1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your shepherds, and they'll tell you the same thing. My servants are your servants, and you are like a father to me. This is a day for celebrating, so please be kind and share some of your food with us.

Psalms 37:3
Trust the Lord and live right! The land will be yours, and you will be safe.

Isaiah 33:16
They will live in a fortress high on a rocky cliff, where they will have food and plenty of water.

Matthew 6:11
Give us our food for today.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side,.... The description of the borders of the land begins on the north side; because the Gospel, and the interest of Christ, would be, as they now are, chiefly in the northern part of the world, before the latter day glory takes place, and from thence spread into the other parts of it:

from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; the line of this border shall begin at the Mediterranean sea, commonly called the great sea, and so proceed to Hethlon, a city in Syria Damascene, and from thence to Zedad; of which see Numbers 34:8, the description is taken all along from the places which were on the border of Canaan, or in countries adjacent to it, which plainly point out the enlargement of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The borders of the land follow closely Numbers 34:0, where they begin from the south, as the people came up from Egypt; in Ezekiel, they begin from the north, as they might return from Babylon. The occupation is ideal, but is grounded, as usual, on an actual state of things.

The border of the land toward the north - Names of places in the actual northern border are given (marginal references) not to mark exact geographical position, but to show that the original promise will be fulfilled.

The way of Hethlon, was probably the defile between the ranges of Libanus and Anti-libanus, from the sea to Hamath. “Hamath” Amos 6:2, at the foot of Mount Hermon, on the Orontes. was the ancient capital of the Hittites. Its Scripture history may be traced in Genesis 10:18; 2 Samuel 8:9; 2 Kings 18:34. It was never included in the possessions of Israel. The border ran considerably south of the town at the “entrance of Hamath,” the northern opening of Coele-Syria.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 47:15. The way of Hethlon, us men go to Zedad. — Probably Hethlon is the same as Cuthlon, a city of Syria, between Antioch and Laodicea, according to Antoninus. Some of these places are not known; but see the same kind of division, Numbers 34:7-12.