Ezekiel 47:15

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American King James Version (AKJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

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;

Basic English Translation (BBE)

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;

Webster's Revision

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;

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;

English Revised Version (ERV)

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;

Definitions for Ezekiel 47:15

Sea - Large basin.

Clarke's Ezekiel 47:15 Bible Commentary

The way of Hethlon, as 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.

Barnes's Ezekiel 47:15 Bible Commentary

The borders of the land follow closely Numbers 34, 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.

Wesley's Ezekiel 47:15 Bible Commentary

47:15 The great sea - The Mediterranean, which was the greatest sea the Jews knew.