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.

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This verse speaks in the wider setting of glory of God and judgment as Ezekiel unfolds its message.

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This thought runs through Ezekiel 47:20-21.

Ezekiel 47:20 Ezekiel 47:21

Great Sea Place: (Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean ( Gen. 1:10 ); (2) a river, as the Nile ( Isa. 19:5 ), the Euphrates ( Isa. 21:1 ; Jer. 51:36 ); (3) the Red Sea. Modern identification: Mediterranean Sea.
Lebo-hamath Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Labweh.