Ezekiel 47:20
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New International Version (©2011)
"On the west side, the Mediterranean Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo Hamath. This will be the western boundary.

New Living Translation (©2007)
"On the west side, the Mediterranean itself will be your border from the southern border to the point where the northern border begins, opposite Lebo-hamath.

English Standard Version (©2001)
“On the west side, the Great Sea shall be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This shall be the west side.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the south border to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
On the west side the Mediterranean Sea will be the border, from the southern border up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western side."

International Standard Version (©2012)
"The western perimeter is to be the Mediterranean Sea, from the southernmost border to a location opposite the entrance to Hamath. This is to be the western perimeter.

NET Bible (©2006)
On the west side the Great Sea will be the boundary to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This is the west side.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
On the west side the Mediterranean Sea is the border up to a point opposite Hamath Pass. This is the west side.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till one comes opposite Hamath. This is the west side.

American King James Version
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.

American Standard Version
And the west side shall be the great sea, from the'south border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the side toward the sea, is the great sea from the borders straight on, till thou come to Emath: this is the side of the sea.

Darby Bible Translation
And the west side shall be the great sea from the border, as far as over against the entering into Hamath: This is the west side.

English Revised Version
And the west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as over against the entering in of Hamath. This is the west side.

Webster's Bible Translation
The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man cometh over against Hamath. This is the west side.

World English Bible
The west side shall be the great sea, from the [south] border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side.

Young's Literal Translation
And the west quarter is the great sea, from the border till over-against the coming in to Hamath: this is the west quarter.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

47:1-23 These waters signify the gospel of Christ, which went forth from Jerusalem, and spread into the countries about; also the gifts and powers of the Holy Ghost which accompanied it, by virtue of which is spread far, and produced blessed effects. Christ is the Temple; and he is the Door; from him the living waters flow, out of his pierced side. They are increasing waters. Observe the progress of the gospel in the world, and the process of the work of grace in the heart; attend the motions of the blessed Spirit under Divine guidance. If we search into the things of God, we find some things plain and easy to be understood, as the waters that were but to the ankles; others more difficult, which require a deeper search, as the waters to the knees, or the loins; and some quite beyond our reach, which we cannot penetrate; but must, as St. Paul did, adore the depth, Ro 11. It is wisdom to begin with that which is most easy, before we proceed to that which is dark and hard to be understood. The promises of the sacred word, and the privileges of believers, as shed abroad in their souls by the quickening Spirit, abound where the gospel is preached; they nourish and delight the souls of men; they never fade nor wither, nor are exhausted. Even the leaves serve as medicines to the soul: the warnings and reproofs of the word, though less pleasant than Divine consolations, tend to heal the diseases of the soul. All who believe in Christ, and are united to him by his sanctifying Spirit, will share the privileges of Israelites. There is room in the church, and in heaven, for all who seek the blessings of that new covenant of which Christ is Mediator.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 20. - The western boundary. This, as in Numbers 34:6, should be the great sea from the border, i.e. the southern boundary last mentioned (ver. 19), till a man come over against Hamath; literally, unto (the place which is) over against the coming to Hamath; i.e. till opposite the point (on the coast) at which one enters the territory of Hamath (comp. Judges 19:10; Judges 20:43).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The west side also shall be the great sea from the border,.... From the border of Egypt, and the river of it, to the Mediterranean sea, is the west side of the land, and the western border of it; hence the western point is often expressed in Scripture by the sea:

till a man come over against Hamath; Antioch in Syria; see Ezekiel 47:16.

this is the west side; of the land, and of the western border of it.

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The Borders of the Land
…19And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. 20The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. 21So shall you divide this land to you according to the tribes of Israel. …

Numbers 34:6 "'Your western boundary will be the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
Judges 3:3 the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the Lebanon mountains from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo Hamath.
2 Chronicles 7:8 So Solomon observed the festival at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him--a vast assembly, people from Lebo Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt.
Ezekiel 47:16 Berothah and Sibraim (which lies on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer Hattikon, which is on the border of Hauran.
Ezekiel 47:21 "You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel 48:1 "These are the tribes, listed by name: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion; it will follow the Hethlon road to Lebo Hamath; Hazar Enan and the northern border of Damascus next to Hamath will be part of its border from the east side to the west side.
Amos 6:14 For the LORD God Almighty declares, "I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah."