Ezekiel 47:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 47:19

17 Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea to ^aHazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.

18 “On the east side you shall mark out the border from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, along the Jordan, and along the eastern side of the sea. This is the east side.

19 “The south side, toward the¹ South, shall be from Tamar to ^athe waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.

20 “The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the southern boundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side.

21 “Thus you shall ^adivide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.

22 It shall be that you will divide it by ^alot as an inheritance for yourselves, ^band for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. ^cThey shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 47:19

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American Standard Version
And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth-kadesh, to the brook `of Egypt', unto the great sea. This is the south side southward.

Amplified® Bible
And the south side [boundary] southward, from Tamar [near the Dead Sea] shall run as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt to the Great {or} Mediterranean Sea. And this is the south side.

Contemporary English Version
The southern border will begin at Tamar, then run southwest to the springs near Meribath-Kadesh. It will continue along the Egyptian Gorge and will end at the Mediterranean Sea.

Darby English Version
-- And the south side southward, from Tamar to the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, by the torrent, unto the great sea: this is the south side southward.

Good News Bible
"The southern boundary runs southwest from Tamar to the oasis of Kadesh Meribah and then northwest along the Egyptian border to the Mediterranean Sea.

King James Version
And 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.

New American Standard Bible
"The south side toward the south {shall extend} from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook {of Egypt and} to the Great Sea. This is the south side toward the south.

New International Version
"On the south side it will run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribah Kadesh, then along the Wadi of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the south boundary.

New King James Version
“The south side, toward the South,shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The south side toward the south shall extend from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt and to the Great Sea. This we identify as the south side toward the south.

Revised Standard Version
"On the south side, it shall run from Tamar as far as the waters of Meribath-ka'desh, thence along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This shall be the south side.

Young's Literal Translation
`And the south quarter southward `is' from Tamar unto the waters of Meriboth-Kadesh, the stream unto the great sea: and `this is' the south quarter southward.

New English Translation
On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, the river,¹ to the Great Sea. This is the south side.

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