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Ezekiel 47:20

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 47:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Ezekiel 47:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 47

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17And the border from the sea, shall be Hazar-enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.
18And the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the [north] border unto the east sea shall ye measure. This is the east side.
19And 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.
20And 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.
21So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
22And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, &c.] 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 (<264716>Ezekiel 47:16) this is the west side; of the land, and of the western border of it.”
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