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Revised Standard Version

Ezekiel 47:15

"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,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Canaan;   Hethlon;   Mediterranean Sea;   Zedad;   Thompson Chain Reference - Living Water;   Water;   Water of Life;   Wells;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ezekiel, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hethlon;   Zedad;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hethlon;   Zedad;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Hamath;   Hethlon;   Zedad;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Hethlon;   Moses;   Nations;   Priests and Levites;   Zedad;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hethlon ;   Zedad ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Heth'lon;   Ze'dad;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hethlon;   Hor, Mount;   Mediterranean Sea;   North;   Riblah;   Shepham;   Zedad;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Palestine;  

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,
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 Thus says the Lord GOD: "These are the boundaries by which you shall divide the land for inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And you shall divide it equally; I swore to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance. 15 "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, 16 Bero'thah, Sib'raim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. 17 So the boundary shall run from the sea to Hazar-e'non, which is on the northern border of Damascus, with the border of Hamath to the north. This shall be the north side. 18 "On the east side, the boundary shall run from Hazar-e'non between Hauran and Damascus; along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; to the eastern sea and as far as Tamar. This shall be the east side. 19 "On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-ka'desh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side. 20 "On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath. This shall be the west side. 21 "So you shall divide this land among you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who reside among you and have begotten children among you. They shall be to you as native-born sons of Israel; with you they shall be allotted an inheritance 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
And when that year was ended, they came to him the following year, and said to him, "We will not hide from my lord that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord's; there is nothing left in the sight of my lord but our bodies and our lands.
Genesis 47:19
Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land will be slaves to Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land may not be desolate."
Genesis 47:24
And at the harvests you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four fifths shall be your own, as seed for the field and as food for yourselves and your households, and as food for your little ones."
Judges 8:5
So he said to the men of Succoth, "Pray, give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmun'na, the kings of Mid'ian."
Judges 8:8
And from there he went up to Penu'el, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penu'el answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
1 Samuel 21:3
Now then, what have you at hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is here."
1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes; for we come on a feast day. Pray, give whatever you have at hand to your servants and to your son David.'"
Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.
Isaiah 33:16
he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him, his water will be sure.
Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread;

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.


 
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