Ezekiel 47:15

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,

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,

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

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

¹³ This is what the Lord God says: "These are the borders for dividing the land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph will have two parts. ¹⁴ You will divide the land equally. I promised to give this land to your ancestors, so I am giving this land to you. ¹⁵ "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, ¹⁶ Berothah, Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath) and Hazer Hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. ¹⁷ So the border will go from the sea to Hazar Enan on the northern border of Damascus and Hamath. This will be on the north side. ¹⁸ "On the east side, the border will go from Hazar Enan between Hauran and Damascus and continue along the Jordan River between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the eastern sea and all the way to Tamar. This will be the eastern border. ¹⁹ "On the south side, the border will go from Tamar all the way to the oasis at Meribah-kadesh. Then it will go along the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. This will be the southern border. ²⁰ "On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the border all the way to the area in front of Lebo Hamath. This will be your western border. ²¹ "So you will divide this land among you for the tribes of Israel. ²² You will divide it as a property for yourselves and for the foreigners who live among you and who have had children among you. These foreigners will be residents—they will be like natural born Israelites. You will divide some land for them among the tribes of Israel.

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
But the next year the people had no animals and nothing to buy food with. So they went to Joseph and said, "You know that we have no money left, and all our animals belong to you. So we have nothing left—only what you see—our bodies and our land.

Genesis 47:19
Surely we will die while you are watching. But if you give us food, we will give Pharaoh our land, and we will be his slaves. Give us seed so that we can plant. Then we will live and not die, and the land will grow food for us again."

Genesis 47:24
At harvest time, you must give one-fifth of your crops to Pharaoh. You can keep four-fifths for yourselves. You can use the seed you keep for food and planting the next year. Now you can feed your families and your children."

Judges 8:5
Gideon said to the men of the city of Succoth, "Give my soldiers something to eat. They are very tired. We are still chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian."

Judges 8:8
Gideon left the city of Succoth and went to the city of Penuel. He asked the men of Penuel for food, just as he had asked the men of Succoth. But the men of Penuel gave Gideon the same answer that the men of Succoth had given.

1 Samuel 21:3
Now, what food do you have with you? Give me five loaves of bread or whatever you have to eat."

1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your servants and they will tell you this is true. Please be kind to my young men. We come to you now, at this happy time. Please give these young men anything you can. Please do this for me, your friend David."

Psalms 37:3
So trust in the Lord and do good. Live on your land and be dependable.

Isaiah 33:16
They will live safely in high places. They will be protected in high rock fortresses. They will always have food and water.

Matthew 6:11
Give us the food we need 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.