King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 48:5 Mean?
“And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.”
Context
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And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
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And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
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And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
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And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
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And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary10-13. The second case is that of an impious son of a pious father. His pious parentage, so far from excusing, aggravates his guilt.
**robber--**or literally, "a breaker," namely, through all constraints of right.
**doeth the like to any one--**The Hebrew and the parallel (Eze 18:18) require us to translate rather, "doeth to his brother any of these things," namely, the things which follow in Eze 18:11, &c. [Maurer].
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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