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Ezekiel 47:14

Ezekiel 47:14
And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another,.... That is, the twelve tribes shall equally inherit it; one tribe shall not have more, and another less, but each alike: this was not the case, at the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

As well as - Or, as. Ezekiel is speaking of “tribes,” not “individuals.” Each tribe is to have an equal “breadth” of land assigned to it.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 47:13-23

We are now to pass from the affairs of the sanctuary to those of the state, from the city to the country. 1. The Land of Canaan is here secured to them for an inheritance (Eze 47:14): I lifted up my…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ezekiel 47:13-21

The boundaries of the new holy land

On the east the boundary shall be the Jordan from Hazar Enon on the north to the salt sea on the south, for in the time of restitution the promised land shall be…