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Ezekiel 47:16

47:15 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;
Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. Hazarhatticon: or, the middle village

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Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer Hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar–hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.

47:17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.

What does Ezekiel 47:16 mean?

Ezekiel 47:16 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֲמָת (Chămâth), בֵּרוֹתָה (Bêrôwthâh), סִבְרַיִם (Çibrayim). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

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Hamath,חֲמָתChămâth/kham-awth'/H2574Chamath, a place in Syria
Berothah,בֵּרוֹתָהBêrôwthâh/bay-ro-thaw'/H1268Berothah or Berothai, a place north of Palestine
Sibraim,סִבְרַיִםÇibrayim/sib-rah'-yim/H5453Sibrajim, a place in Syria
which
is
between
the
borderגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
of
DamascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקDammeseq/dam-meh'-sek/H1834Damascus, a city of Syria
and
the
borderגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
of
Hamath;חֲמָתChămâth/kham-awth'/H2574Chamath, a place in Syria
Hazarhatticon,חֲצַר הַתִּיכוֹןChătsar hat-Tîykôwn/khats-ar' hat-tee-kone'/H2694Chatsar-hat-Tikon, a place in Palestine
which
is
by
the
coastגְּבוּלgᵉbûwl/gheb-ool'/H1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
of
Hauran.חַוְרָןChavrân/khav-rawn'/H2362Chavran, a region East of the Jordan
Hazarhatticon:
or,
the
middle
village

Commentary on Ezekiel 47:16

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 47:16
d largely foretold the delivering of Jerusalem into the hands of the king of Babylon, gives a particular account of that sad event for the same reason. That melancholy story we have in this chapter, which serves to disprove the false flattering prophets and to confirm the word of God's messengers. We are here told, I. That Jerusalem, after eighteen months' siege, was taken by the Chaldean army, ver. 1-3 . II. That king Zedekiah, attempting to make his escape, was seized and made a miserable captive to the king of Babylon, ver. 4-7 . III. That Jerusalem was burnt to the ground, and the people were carried captive, except the poor, ver. 8-10 . IV. That the Chaldeans were very kind to Jeremiah, and took particular care of him, ver. 11-14 . V. That Ebed-melech too, for his kindness, had a protection from God himself in this day of desolation, ver. 15-18 . Jerusalem Taken. ( b. c. 588.) 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah,

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Kings 25:3

And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

2 Kings 25:4

And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

Ezekiel 5:10

Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.

Ezekiel 33:21

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.

Micah 2:12

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

Micah 2:13

The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.

Zephaniah 1:10

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 47:16.

Ezekiel 47:17

And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.

Ezekiel 47:18

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. from (Hauran, Damascus, Gilead, the land): Heb. from between

Ezekiel 48:1

Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. a portion: Heb. one portion

2 Kings 14:28

Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Ezekiel 47:20

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

Isaiah 10:9

Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

Jeremiah 49:23

Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. fainthearted: Heb. melted on: or, as on the sea

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What does Ezekiel 47:16 say?

Ezekiel 47:16 (King James Version) reads: "Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. Hazarhatticon: or, the middle village"

Is Ezekiel 47:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 47:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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