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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220This is to be the boundary of the land: &#8220On the north side it will run from the Mediterranean Sea by the Hethlon road past Lebo Hamath to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“These are the boundaries of the land: The northern border will run from the Mediterranean toward Hethlon, then on through Lebo-hamath to Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And this <i>shall be</i> the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“This <i>shall be</i> the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, <i>by</i> the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And this <i>shall be</i> the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea <i>by</i> the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220This 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And this <i>shall be</i> the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea <i>by</i> the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“This <i>shall be</i> the boundary of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea <i>by</i> the way of Hethlon, to the entrance of Zedad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is to be the border of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon and Lebo-hamath to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is to be the border of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Mediterranean Sea by way of Hethlon and Lebo-hamath to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The northern border will begin at the Mediterranean Sea, then continue eastward to Hethlon, to Lebo-Hamath, then across to Zedad, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the northern border for the land: On the north side the border will run from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to Hethlon and Hamath Pass. It will run through the city of Zedad and through<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The northern boundary runs eastward from the Mediterranean Sea to the city of Hethlon, to Hamath Pass, to the city of Zedad, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"This is to be the border for the land: on the north side, from the Mediterranean Sea by the Hethlon Road to the entrance of Zedad, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this the bound of the land to the side of the north from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, to go to Zedad.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now this is the border of the land toward the northern region, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, arriving at Zedad:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These are the borders of the land: on the northern side, from the Great Sea in the direction of Hethlon, Lebo-hamath to Zedad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And this is the border of the land to the north of the Great Sea: the road of Khethrun that enters to Tsadad<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these are the borders of the land that lies northward, from the great sea that comes down, and divides the entrance of Emaseldam;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=14530" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/47.htm">The Borders of the Land</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">shall be the boundary</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">On the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: lip̄·’aṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Corner, side. Feminine of poh; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. Direction, region, extremity.">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">it will extend from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the Great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">Sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: had·de·reḵ (Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">by way</a> <a href="/hebrew/2855.htm" title="2855: ḥeṯ·lōn (N-proper-fs) -- A place in N. Pal. From chathal; enswathed; Chethlon, a place in Palestine.">of Hethlon</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lə·ḇō·w (Prep:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">through Lebo-hamath</a> <a href="/hebrew/6657.htm" title="6657: ṣə·ḏā·ḏāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- A place on the N. border of Canaan. From the same as tsad; a siding; Tsedad, a place near Palestine.">to Zedad,</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-7.htm">Numbers 34:7-9</a></span><br />Your northern border will run from the Great Sea directly to Mount Hor, / and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad, / continue to Ziphron, and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your boundary on the north.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-2.htm">Joshua 13:2-6</a></span><br />This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, / from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; / to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></span><br />So at that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly of people from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt—kept the feast before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days—fourteen days in all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a></span><br />This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-12.htm">Isaiah 27:12</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">Isaiah 33:17-21</a></span><br />Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar. / Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?” / You will no longer see the insolent, a people whose speech is unintelligible, who stammer in a language you cannot understand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-38.htm">Jeremiah 31:38-40</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. / The measuring line will once again stretch out straight to the hill of Gareb and then turn toward Goah. / The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Amos 6:14</a></span><br />For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Zechariah 14:10</a></span><br />All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-10.htm">Revelation 21:10-12</a></span><br />And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, / shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. / The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-15.htm">Matthew 4:15</a></span><br />“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Luke 1:33</a></span><br />and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-5.htm">John 4:5-14</a></span><br />So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. / Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. / When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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;</p><p class="hdg">And this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Ezekiel 47:17-20</a></b></br> And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And <i>this is</i> the north side… </p><p class="hdg">Hethlon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east <i>and</i> west; a <i>portion for</i> Dan.</p><p class="hdg">Zedad.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8</a></b></br> From mount Hor ye shall point out <i>your border</i> unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-12.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Hethlon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Lebo</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-2.htm">Past</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Quarter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Road</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Run</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-10.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Zedad</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Border</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Boundary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-20.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Far</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Hethlon</a> <a href="/amos/6-14.htm">Lebo</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">North</a> <a href="/daniel/11-10.htm">Past</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Quarter</a> <a href="/hosea/2-6.htm">Road</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Run</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-17.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-10.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Way</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-16.htm">Zedad</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">The vision of the holy waters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-6.htm">The virtue of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">The borders of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">The division of it by lot</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/47.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/47.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This shall be the boundary of the land:</b><br>This phrase introduces the delineation of the land's borders, a significant aspect of the vision given to Ezekiel. The boundaries are part of the prophetic restoration of Israel, symbolizing God's promise to restore the nation. This echoes the original land promises made to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>, emphasizing God's faithfulness to His covenant.<p><b>On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea:</b><br>The "Great Sea" refers to the Mediterranean Sea, a major geographical landmark in the ancient Near East. This sea was the western boundary of the Promised Land as described in <a href="/numbers/34-6.htm">Numbers 34:6</a>. The mention of the Great Sea underscores the vastness and strategic importance of the land promised to Israel.<p><b>By way of Hethlon:</b><br>Hethlon is a location mentioned only in Ezekiel, and its exact historical and geographical identification remains uncertain. It is thought to be in the northern region of ancient Israel, possibly near the modern-day border of Lebanon. This indicates the northernmost extent of the land, aligning with the traditional understanding of Israel's borders.<p><b>Through Lebo-hamath:</b><br>Lebo-hamath is a significant location often mentioned in the context of Israel's northern boundary (<a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8</a>, <a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5</a>). It was a gateway city to the land of Hamath, a region north of Israel. This reference highlights the extent of the land as reaching into areas that were historically outside the control of Israel, signifying a future expansion and restoration.<p><b>To Zedad:</b><br>Zedad is another location mentioned in the context of Israel's northern boundary (<a href="/numbers/34-8.htm">Numbers 34:8</a>). Its precise location is not definitively known, but it is believed to be in the region of modern-day Syria. The inclusion of Zedad in the boundary description emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the land's restoration, extending to its fullest biblical extent.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel receives visions from God, including the vision of the restored land and temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_great_sea.htm">The Great Sea</a></b><br>Refers to the Mediterranean Sea, which forms the western boundary of the land described.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hethlon.htm">Hethlon</a></b><br>A location mentioned as part of the northern boundary of the land. Its exact historical location is uncertain.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lebo-hamath.htm">Lebo-hamath</a></b><br>A region or city marking the northern boundary of Israel, often associated with the entrance to Hamath.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedad.htm">Zedad</a></b><br>Another location marking the northern boundary, though its precise location is not definitively known today.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>The detailed description of boundaries in <a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15</a> reflects God's commitment to His covenant promises regarding the land of Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_boundaries.htm">The Importance of Boundaries</a></b><br>Boundaries are significant in the Bible, symbolizing order, protection, and identity. In our lives, setting spiritual and moral boundaries is crucial for maintaining a healthy relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>The vision of restored boundaries in Ezekiel points to God's plan for restoration and hope for His people, encouraging us to trust in His future promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_prophetic_visions.htm">Understanding Prophetic Visions</a></b><br>Studying prophetic texts like Ezekiel requires us to seek understanding of historical and future contexts, reminding us of the depth and complexity of God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_15_edited_or_added_later.htm">Is there any evidence that Ezekiel 15 was edited or added later, indicating multiple sources or authors?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_ezekiel_46_and_other_texts_align.htm">Ezekiel 46:4-8 prescribes animal sacrifices long after the exile; how does this align with other texts that emphasize altered religious practices or question the necessity of sacrifices?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_15_conflict_with_god's_promises.htm">Could Ezekiel 15 conflict with covenant promises in earlier texts, suggesting inconsistencies in God's character?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">This shall be the border of the land.--</span>The boundaries are essentially the same as those given in <a href="/context/numbers/34-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Numbers 34:1-15</a>, only that there the southern boundary is given first to the Israelites coming up from Egypt, while here the northern is first described for the people supposed to be returning from Babylon. There is also more detail given in Numbers, and as the points mentioned here are the same, it is fair to fill out this description from the earlier one. It is remarkable that in both cases the eastern boundary is the Jordan. The inheritance of the tribes on the east of that river having been a modification of the original allotment, and not being taken into consideration at all here, portions are assigned on the west of the river to the two and a half tribes who had lived all through Israel's history on the east.<p><span class= "bld">The way of Hethlon.--</span>The boundary begins at the Mediterranean, but at what precise point cannot be determined; for although it is evident that the lines between the tribes were straight and parallel, yet it does not appear whether they were perpendicular to the Jordan, which would be substantially parallel to the lines of latitude, or perpendicular to the Mediterranean, which would make a small angle with them. <span class= "ital">Hethlon</span> is mentioned only here and in <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm" title="Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goes to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.">Ezekiel 48:1</a>, and has not been identified. It was probably a place of little importance, as its situation is described "as men <span class= "ital">go</span> to Zedad." The latter place is mentioned in <a href="/numbers/34-8.htm" title="From mount Hor you shall point out your border to the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:">Numbers 34:8</a> as one of the points in the original northern border of the land. It is clear from the passage in Numbers that it lay eastward of the "entrance to Hamath," and has been identified by some writers with the modern village of <span class= "ital">Sadad,</span> but this is thirty miles from "the entrance of Hamath," which seems quite too far. Ezekiel may have passed through it when carried captive to Babylon.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="accented">The north boundary</span>. <span class="cmt_word">And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side</span>. The Revised Version follows Kliefoth and Keil in detaching the last clause from the preceding words, and reading. This shall <span class="accented">be the border of the land</span>: <span class="accented">on the north side</span>. <span class="cmt_word">From the great sea</span>, the Mediterranean, <span class="cmt_word">by the way of Hethlon, as men go to</span> (or, unto <span class="accented">the entering in of</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>Zedad</span>. The former of these places (<span class="accented">Chethlon</span>), which is again mentioned in <a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1</a>, has not yet been identified, though Currey suggests for the "way," "the defile between the ranges of Lebanus and Antilibanus, from the sea to Hamath." The latter (Zedad) Wetstein and Robinson find in the city of <span class="accented">Sadad</span> (<span class="accented">Sudud</span>), east of the road leading from Damascus to Humo (Emesa), and therefore west of Hamath; but as Hamath in all probability lay to the east of Zedad, this opinion must be rejected. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[shall be] the boundary</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֣וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land:</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">On the north</span><br /><span class="heb">צָפ֜וֹנָה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">side</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְאַ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6285.htm">Strong's 6285: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mouth, direction, region, extremity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will extend from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֛וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sea</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by way</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדֶּ֥רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(had·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hethlon</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶתְלֹ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥeṯ·lōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2855.htm">Strong's 2855: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hethlon -- a place in Northern Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through Lebo-hamath</span><br /><span class="heb">לְב֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Zedad,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְדָֽדָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḏā·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6657.htm">Strong's 6657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zedad -- a place on the northern border of Canaan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 47:15 This shall be the border (Ezek. 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