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17 The border is to proceed from the Mediterranean[a] Sea to Hazer-enan (a border of Damascus), and on the north facing north is to be the border of Hamath. This is to be the north side.

18 “The eastern extremity is to proceed from between Hauran and[b] Damascus, then between Gilead, and then through the land of Israel—the Jordan River.[c] You are to measure from the northern border to the Dead[d] Sea. This is to be the eastern perimeter.

19 “You are to determine the southern extremity running from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then from there proceeding to the Wadi,[e] and then to the Mediterranean[f] Sea. This is to be the southern[g] perimeter.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 47:17 The Heb. lacks Mediterranean
  2. Ezekiel 47:18 Lit. Hauran and then between
  3. Ezekiel 47:18 The Heb. lacks River
  4. Ezekiel 47:18 Lit. Eastern
  5. Ezekiel 47:19 I.e. the Wadi of Egypt, a seasonal stream or river that channels water during rain seasons but is dry at other times; ancient Israel’s southwestern-most border
  6. Ezekiel 47:19 Lit. Great
  7. Ezekiel 47:19 Or Negev