Bible Commentary

And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by] Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the east side. 18. The eastern border. In Eze 47:16 the eastmost point of the north border was said to be Hazar … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:18”

And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And [this is] the north side. 17. The verse repeats and sums up Eze 47:15-16, with special reference to the countries lying on the N. of the northern border of Israel. In Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:17”

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which [is] between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which [is] by the coast of Hauran. Berothah, probably the same as Berothai (marginal reference), lay between Hamath and Damascus, as did Sibraim. Hazar-hatticon is probably, as in the margin, the middle Hazar, to distinguish it from Hazar-enan Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:16”

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; 15. The northern border. The two ends of the line of delimitation on the N. are the great sea on the west and Hazar Enon on the east. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:15”

And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: [concerning] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. As well as – Or, as. Ezekiel is speaking of tribes, not individuals. Each tribe is to have an equal breadth of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:14”

Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [shall be] the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions. 13. The tribe of Joseph, being composed of two great families, shall have “portions,” i.e. two lots (perhaps dual should be read). There still remained twelve tribes, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:13”

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:12”

But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 11. The marshes around the sea shall not be sweetened, but left as beds for digging salt. The saltness of the Dead Sea is due to the strata of salt rocks which surround it. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:11”

And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 10. En-gedi, the modern Ain Jidy, kid’s well, situated about the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:10”

And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 9. every thing moveth ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 47:9”