Ezekiel 47:15

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.

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,

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:

Contextual Overview

¹³A Message from God , the Master: "These are the boundaries by which you are to divide up the inheritance of the land for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph getting two parcels. It is to be divided up equally. I swore in a solemn oath to give it to your ancestors, swore that this land would be your inheritance. ¹⁵"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. ¹⁸ "The eastern boundary runs between Damascus and Hauran, down along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel to the Eastern Sea as far as Tamar. This is the eastern boundary. ¹⁹ "The southern boundary runs west from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-kadesh, along the Brook of Egypt, and out to the Great Mediterranean Sea. This is the southern boundary. ²⁰ "The western boundary is formed by the Great Mediterranean Sea north to where the road turns east toward the entrance to Hamath. This is the western boundary. ²¹"Divide up this land among the twelve tribes of Israel. Divide it up as your inheritance, and include in it the resident aliens who have made themselves at home among you and now have children. Treat them as if they were born there, just like yourselves. They also get an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe the resident alien lives, there he gets his inheritance. Decree of God , the Master."

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
When that year was over, the next year rolled around and they were back, saying, "Master, it's no secret to you that we're broke: our money's gone and we've traded you all our livestock. We've nothing left to barter with but our bodies and our farms. What use are our bodies and our land if we stand here and starve to death right in front of you? Trade us food for our bodies and our land. We'll be slaves to Pharaoh and give up our land—all we ask is seed for survival, just enough to live on and keep the farms alive."

Judges 8:8
He went from there to Peniel and made the same request. The men of Peniel, like the men of Succoth, also refused. Gideon told them, "When I return safe and sound, I'll demolish this tower."

Psalms 37:3
Get insurance with God and do a good deed, settle down and stick to your last. Keep company with God , get in on the best.

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.